ghost shrimp

[hitz2b]

What do ghost shrimp eat? Will they get along with neon tetras and yellow twinbar platies and a pleco in the same tank? Are they worth purchasing? Thanks.

[Skittyfish]

I think they are really neat, I paid 20 cents for mine, unfortunately he only lasted 3 days, I found his remains this morning, looked as if someone else had been snacking on it.

[spikekillifish]

Hikari tropical alqae wafers. I have a maternity ward full of these guys. Lots of babies floatin around. I catch em by loads from the canal in my back yard. The fish you have should be fine. Mine eat em like crazy.

[Molino]

Mine really liked flake food. When they realized it was feeding time they would get excited and start swimming all around the tank looking for food.

They were also fun to watch when on the run from my hungry convicts. They can move suprisingly fast when they need to. :D

[rjl420]

Originally posted by Skittyfish
I think they are really neat, I paid 20 cents for mine, unfortunately he only lasted 3 days, I found his remains this morning, looked as if someone else had been snacking on it.

skittyfish, don't be shocked if your ghost shrimp turns up, these guys shed their exoskeleton often and then spen the next few days hiding because they are more vulnerable.


ghost shrimp are pretty neat creatures. and at ~20 cents a peice they are worth the experiment. there are other kinds of shrimp if the ghost shrimp passes the test (read: survive). bamboo shrimp and others are larger than the ghost shrimp and have more colors. they are also much more expensive but the maintanence they perform is beyond worth.

the shrimp I keep are true scavengers. they only eat leftover food and algae as I RARELY introduce food for them exclusively.

[Skittyfish]

Shrimp are neat, I also have a Singapore wood shrimp. I rarely see it though as it blends in with the gravel and coconut shells.

[nvision]

my shrimps feed on any dry fish food that i throw into the tank. they are very fun to watch, especially when they climb up the water surface to compete with the fish during feeding time.

they get along well with tetras, but i don't think they'll last too long with more aggressive and territorial types such as cichlids.

[hitz2b]

I assume that anywhere from 70-80 degrees is fine for the ghost shrimp. Also, would some old seashells make good cover for them when they shed?

[Tim Bo]

Great addtition to a planted tank. They are pretty good scavengers, algae pellets, flakes, shrimp pellets (yeps, they eat their own), live algae, and I've even had some types eat java moss.

[Ray-Ray]

They love plants and will eat just about any kind of food you put in there. I feed my ray ghst shrimp about 8 dozen a week, but not all at once I put them in a holding tank, temp 79, ph around 7, the best thing about these shrimp there cheap!

[125gJoe]

I'd like to get some Ghost Shrimp, but can they handle water temps of 87 degrees?

[nvision]

hmm, i'm not sure. but if you see them turning pink, NET THEM OUT!!

:D

[125gJoe]

Oh --
OK, by then they should be 'well done?' :D

[Ray-Ray]

At 20cents a pop just throw a few in and see what happens.;)

[jeffstricklin]

I have to agree with just about everyone here! At 20-30 cents, you can't go wrong! They're great little guys. I know it sounds mean, but try scaring one every now and then. They dart around the aquarium faster than any other thing I've ever seen before! Plus, they really seem to amuse little kids for some reason.

And, if you have any larger catfish, they make a great snack...

[mollybabes]

mine eats anything that can sink before the other fish have a chance to get to it. It will even eat frozen bloodworms, and it's funny because you can see it in his stomach. For some reason, he will even eat shrimp pellets-he will run up to it and start nibbling, "ooh, my friends! Yummy!" Funny guy.