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Question: Buying live ghost shrimp

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Hi!

Does anyone in the UK know where to buy live ghost shrimp online? I'm trying to find a couple to pop in the tank ready for Ron's arrival, so he can gobble them up but I can't seem to find any, anywhere!!

Help would be appreciated!

Cheers, Mike.:cool:
 
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Not seen ghost shrimp, but you can get cherry shrimp on ebay, which is sent next day delivery (around £20 for 15 I think).

The shrimp would need to be kept in a quarantine tank for 30 days though, prior to introducing to your axie tank, so you can keep an eye on them for parasites or unusual behavior or any other nasties.

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Also make sure that you feed them well before you put them in the tank with your axie, sometimes shrimp have been known to "pick" at a stationary animal when there isn't a lot of scavenging in the tank. An adult axie should be okay though. Cheers-
 
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If I know anything about axies, they poo enough and are messy enough to keep some ghost shrimp busy for days. :lol: (that is, though, if ghost shrimp eat detritus, but I think they feed on algae?)

Mark
 
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