Shrimps are pretty much on the bottom of the food chain, feeding and breeding is all they really do. They’re opportunistic eaters because in nature they have to be, who knows when something edible might show up in the future, might aswell take the chance and eat what’s available. I wonder if they actually experience satiety? I doubt it.
I feed mine every other day, mostly sticks (nettle, spinach etc.) and garlic tablets made for Cory’s because they contain a lot of protein. I probably have around 70 in my tank right now and it only takes them a few hours to destroy one of those shrimp lollypops or the tablet.
Someone has been posting updates of their attempt to raise amano larvae. It’s not going well. They’re really hard to raise without the ideal setup and even then it’s still difficult. I didn’t bother when I had them. The larvae will die and become yummy protein treats for the shrimp.
That’s the beauty of shrimps. They are always so active and amusing. Feeding daily is not going to cause a problem as long as there are no food leftovers and you keep up with the water changes (not more than once a week, though). The only thing you should keep in mind, is whether your water source is stable enough for increased water changes.
Mine are completely oblivious to food dropping right next to them, shrimp pellets. They will eat it when they happen to come across it, and then swim away. Caridina reds. I read about shrimp like op’s, but mine are like nah I’m good. (2 gallon jar in the kitchen window – no filter but dirted and lots of plants and light, 6 shrimp and shrimplets everywhere.)
They’re basically bottomless hunger crammed into an exoskeleton. In the wild they never know when the next meal will come by. So when there’s food, they go wild.
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Shrimps are pretty much on the bottom of the food chain, feeding and breeding is all they really do. They’re opportunistic eaters because in nature they have to be, who knows when something edible might show up in the future, might aswell take the chance and eat what’s available. I wonder if they actually experience satiety? I doubt it.
I feed mine every other day, mostly sticks (nettle, spinach etc.) and garlic tablets made for Cory’s because they contain a lot of protein. I probably have around 70 in my tank right now and it only takes them a few hours to destroy one of those shrimp lollypops or the tablet.
Shrimp be shrimpin’. Totally normal stuff.
Someone has been posting updates of their attempt to raise amano larvae. It’s not going well. They’re really hard to raise without the ideal setup and even then it’s still difficult. I didn’t bother when I had them. The larvae will die and become yummy protein treats for the shrimp.
Shrimp are very curious. Once i accidentally dropped a tiny piece of paper. They didn’t eat it, just pulled it into pieces and ran away with it
like junior high school kids rushing to the canteen after class. It’s not about the food being good or they are hungry. It’s just about the rushing.
That’s the beauty of shrimps. They are always so active and amusing. Feeding daily is not going to cause a problem as long as there are no food leftovers and you keep up with the water changes (not more than once a week, though). The only thing you should keep in mind, is whether your water source is stable enough for increased water changes.
Mine are completely oblivious to food dropping right next to them, shrimp pellets. They will eat it when they happen to come across it, and then swim away. Caridina reds. I read about shrimp like op’s, but mine are like nah I’m good. (2 gallon jar in the kitchen window – no filter but dirted and lots of plants and light, 6 shrimp and shrimplets everywhere.)
Because they are
They’re basically bottomless hunger crammed into an exoskeleton. In the wild they never know when the next meal will come by. So when there’s food, they go wild.