How often should I feed my shrimps?
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Assuming the tank has been established for a while I would say no more than twice a week but once a week or less often would be better.
The shrimp will get plenty of food from grazing on microscopic organisms and algae in the tank.
The shrimp will get plenty of food from grazing on microscopic organisms and algae in the tank.
I was also wondering about this. How often should you feed them if there are also snails in the tank?
2 months sounds long enough for microorganisms to have grown in the tank in my experience.
EDIT: What kind of snails and how many?
EDIT: What kind of snails and how many?
Depends on how much you feed them.
I have several shrimp tanks, some of which I feed every day, and others every 2 days.
Watch them eat, and intentionally underfeed them when you do. I am pretty sure that in my tanks where there are 100 or more shrimp, that some dont eat what I feed them every day, but they do in fact eat every day.
For example, in my RCS tank, with about 150 shrimp, I typically feed only 1-2 algae wafers at a time. and a few veggie sticks at a time. (I only feed one type or the other, not both)
When I feed them I notice there is an immediate assault on the food. but many continue to graze on tank algae...
On the other hand I have a few tanks with only 20-30 shrimp, and I feed only 1 wafer at a time, maybe every other day, maybe every 2 days.
I vary the foods, feeding crab & Lobster bites, veggie sticks with calcium, and spirulina wafers. just watch them when you feed. If they dotn make a fast track to the food, then you might be feeding them too often.
I have several shrimp tanks, some of which I feed every day, and others every 2 days.
Watch them eat, and intentionally underfeed them when you do. I am pretty sure that in my tanks where there are 100 or more shrimp, that some dont eat what I feed them every day, but they do in fact eat every day.
For example, in my RCS tank, with about 150 shrimp, I typically feed only 1-2 algae wafers at a time. and a few veggie sticks at a time. (I only feed one type or the other, not both)
When I feed them I notice there is an immediate assault on the food. but many continue to graze on tank algae...
On the other hand I have a few tanks with only 20-30 shrimp, and I feed only 1 wafer at a time, maybe every other day, maybe every 2 days.
I vary the foods, feeding crab & Lobster bites, veggie sticks with calcium, and spirulina wafers. just watch them when you feed. If they dotn make a fast track to the food, then you might be feeding them too often.