New shrimp!!!

[Jev12]

I'm so excited I just ordered some blue velvet shrimp I can't wait to get them...what is the best thing to feed them

 

[bud29]

I'm so excited I just ordered some blue velvet shrimp I can't wait to get them...what is the best thing to feed them

Probably the favorite food of my shrimp is spinach. They absolutely love it. They also like sinking veggie sticks.

 

[Jev12]

Ok where would I get sinking veggie strips

 

[bud29]

Ok where would I get sinking veggie strips

I got mine from kensfish, and I think angelsplus has something like them as well.

 

[bettaowner]

Can't wait to see some pictures

 

[Jev12]

They will be getting here Wednesday I'm so excited

 

[henningc]

Try blanched peas cut into quarters and deshelled. You can keep them in the fridg and they love them

 

[Jev12]

Ok thanks

 

[candacecook1025]

You got some great answers already, but I will just throw in my two cents based on what I feed mine. Mine seem to love anything edible lol. Definitely give them a varied diet of blanched veg, sinking shrimp foods (also went through Ken's Fish), etc. Another thing all my shrimp (and most of my fish, as well) love is barley pellets. It's a good food source plus it helps condition your water. I buy the brand BorneoWild Barley, and all my shrimp go nuts for it. I got mine at theshrimptank.com but there are other places to get it as well. I also make a homemade food for all my inverts that have lots of extra calcium. It's simple to make and very healthy, even if it is super stinky. I can send you the recipe if you like. One last thing to consider is adding alder cones to your tank. They give another place for shrimp to feed off the microorganisms, which is much more natural to them. Hope this helps! Can't wait to see pics of your BVs!

 

[Mogurako]

Ok where would I get sinking veggie strips

NLS H2O stable algae wafers are the best IMO and I also fee Hakari crab cuisine to get them their calcium.

 

[Jev12]

Alright thank you guys...and I would love the recipe for the homemade food please

 

[Mogurako]

Alright thank you guys...and I would love the recipe for the homemade food please

With the availability oh high quality foods aimed at shrimp its really not practical or economical to make your own any more.

 

[Jev12]

Yeah I guess it would be a lot easier to just buy them lol

 

[candacecook1025]

Oh man I disagree lol! I make homemade fish and invert food (and baby food too but that is irrelevant here) and it saves lots of money! I think I spent about $25 but it made about 6 months worth of food. I also used my Food Saver vacuum thingie so it stays super fresh in the freezer. It's definitely not necessary but I like knowing what's in everything I feed my family...including my tank babies! If you want the recipe I use I can PM you.

 

[Jev12]

Ok after almost a month I finally got my shrimp they range from tiny almost like microscopic to almost adult size I ordered twenty regular grade blue velvet shrimp and after all the complications he upgraded them to high grade and put in a few extra...however I am unable to count how many are in the bag so I willl have to see once I put them in to drip acclimate



Just a picture of the bag...you can sort of see the adult looking one right in the middle of the picture

 

[Fishninja]

Hey guys I am getting red cherry shrimp soon and would like to the the shrimp recipes

 

[Jev12]

Drip acclimating...you can sort of see how small they are

 

[Fishninja]

I can't even see them

 

[Fishninja]

Drip acclimating...you can sort of see how small they are

What size tank are they going in

 

[Jev12]

A five gallon for now