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Fresh water shrimp/prawns

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stipe

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At my LPS they sell fresh water shrimp/prawns (some one correct me at what they are, shrimp or praws) at $1 each so their kinda cheap in my view. I bought 10 to be in his tank as scavengers and tank cycle m8's. Some died from teritorial fights and i fed them to squidy. Would they be a good staple along with worms. I was planning to feed like one week worms, one pellets, and one prawns and one small fish ( not live i mean dead from the fish market, they're fresh water fish). Would that be a good staple and are they nutritious.
 
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sharn

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shrimp, prawns are salt water i think. people feed those ghost shrimp to axies and fish. i would think they would be a good staple as long as they are disease free, i imagine axies in the wild would prey on that sort of thing. IMO your staples great, everynow and then you could chuck in mealworms/blackworms/beefheart as a treat also?
 
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stipe

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Oh thats what its called, ghost shrimp. Thx for clearing that up. Thats the type of shrimp i will be feeding him along with the other stuff. Thx for teh info and reply Sharn.
 
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edward

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The use of prawn to describe freshwater shrimp is a regionally correct usage.


Ed
 
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stipe

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Ok i want to know if they are as nutritious as worms. And when i feed them do i take of thier exo-skeleton. SO far i've fed two and when i did all i did was remove thier head and tail (they where already dead).
 
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theresa

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Most fish stores (aquatic) carry various kinds of shrimp in their tanks also.
 
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