Gammarus lacustris Safe to feed FBN?

[Holding2k9]

I recently came across a small stream close to my home today , and despite nothing thriving there before i came across a large family of Gammarus lacustris (Freshwater Shrimp) . I was wondering if these could possibly work as live food , to vary my newts diet...
also if they shrimps would breed to constantly keep a diet cycle?

 

[Nathan]

Amphipods are an excellent food for salamanders! They are not difficult to breed either. Check out my article here: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159452

 

[SludgeMunkey]

Should not be an issue, if your newts will eat them. In my experience, some animals are picky eaters when it comes to...well...crunchy foods.

 

[Kerry1968]

You will need to quarantine any for 30 days, from my understanding they can carry parasites or diseases not good for caudates.

Good luck with them, I've tried and failed 3 times to keep some in a tank. I wish I could keep them, they're interesting little creatures to watch despite the fact they're going to be food!

 

[Azhael]

Excelent food, but as already mentioned, wild specimens are vectors for parasites. I´m trying to breed them to have a suply of healthy Gammarus....i personally would never use wild caught ones for the risk of transmission of disease.

 

[Holding2k9]

Thank you all for your comments and i have come to a conclusion not to catch them.
My reasons for this is that the stream where i have found them never really had any life and it was considered dirty. With this in mind the shrimp may carry some of the dirty bacterium from the stream , and i cannot risk potential outburst of disease upon my C.orientalis.

Thanks Everyone

Tom