Cherry Shrimp

[SDfishy]

I am setting up a 5 gallon tank with a small amount of anacharis, a marimo moss ball and some various hiding spots for 20 red cherry shrimp. I have algae wafers, pellet food and regular fish flakes from my other fish. What I am wondering is how often I should feed my shrimp since it will be a shrimp only tank.

 

[Polychronus]

You don't need to feed them too often. Try small amounts daily and see where that gets you. If its too little food, increase the meal size accordingly

 

[SDfishy]

Would you suggest using all three types of food to keep a varied diet?

 

[ScotJudd]

The shrimp that are in my community tank are not specifically fed, they take what's left. They will eat almost anything but I do think that they benefit from a varied diet.
In my shrimp only tank I feed them when all of them are feeding off the moss i.e. there is no food left lying around. The community tank has 4 different types of food due to the differing types of fish but the shrimp eat everything, algae wafers being their favourite. Therefore I have a few days a week when I don't feed algae wafers which forces them to have a more varied diet.
Shrimp are easy to over feed because they feed 24/7, unlike fish which eat the food within 3-5 minutes, so there is often food lying in the tank. This can turn the tank quite quickly if food is lying around for longer than a day.
Hope that's of some help.



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