Shrimp diet

[AquaBarb]

Got some Blue dream shrimp on the way and ive got some pellets for them to chow on but ive noticed some people pop some calcium tablets/blocks in also.

Ive never used these with my Amano's and never seen any ill effects from not doing so

Anyone else use/used these tablets with their shrimp? Are they needed?

 

[Colin_T]

I you have really soft water (low mineral content) then adding some calcium to their food can help. If you have hard water (lots of minerals) then the calcium foods won't make any difference.

The shrimp are scavengers and eat anything they can find. They do well on algae and fish food. Shrimp pellets can be added but check the ingredients because they are similar to fish food.

 

[connorlindeman]

I've got a solid population of orange neocaridina in a 10g. I don't feed anything extra. They eat what nature provides.