Shrimp Feeding

[mikedelo]

Any ideas what I can give my Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp as a treat? Lettuce?

Thank you!

 

[Scottyrock]

pretty much anything. mine eats anything from algae and brine to fish poop

 

[mnat]

I always feel like I am doing something wrong when I feed my shrimp mysis shrimp but they really do like it. I don't think lettuce would do anything for them, mine like to pull out the "chunks" in the Rods food.

 

[Mbodell]

Mine eat everything I feed the tank. They eat anything. They love all meaty things.

 

[Nickjr000]

Yeah shrimp arent picky, mine lunge for any food that comes by them

 

[Scottyrock]

you guys have skunks that breed? mine have been holding eggs every 2 weeks... every time she lets them out my coral grows

 

[mnat]

You need a special breeding tank to raise shrimp, ours have been pregnant constantly for like 9 months and they just release the eggs (which the fish love).

 

[Scottyrock]

o yeah im not tryin to raise em...just seems the larvae are good for the reef

 

[mikedelo]

Mine eat everything I feed the tank. They eat anything. They love all meaty things.

Meaty things? Can you give a few examples? Are we talking about a small piece of raw fish?

That brings me to my next question...... what does everyone feed their fish. I have a few clowns and a few damsels. I do add food for my leather and my piece of soft coral. What is something really heathly I can give to the fish? The fish store seems to brew up a meal the fish love! What do you think it is, and how do I make it!

 

[mnat]

I use Rods Reef which is a blend of just about everything.

http://www.rodsfood.com/original.html

My shrimp like the bigger meatier pieces.

Also, PE mysis is a very popular brand of food that we also add.

 

[Scottyrock]

imo- i wouldnt worry about feeding soft corals. any kind of frozen food works good for fish though. defrost it in a cup and rinse it in clean water in a fine mesh net to remove the nasty water its packed in. as far as a pellet i found my fish, hermit, crabs and snails allll like supersoft spirulina pellets

 

[blange3]

imo- i wouldn't worry about feeding soft corals. any kind of frozen food works good for fish though. defrost it in a cup and rinse it in clean water in a fine mesh net to remove the nasty water its packed in. as far as a pellet i found my fish, hermit, crabs and snails allll like supersoft spirulina pellets

Soft corals need nutrients too! ;D

If you skim like crazy, rinse all your food and have a low fish load, you will need to feed the softies.