How can i make sure my cleaner shrimp is eating

Leronidas · 08/31/2010, 11:13 AM

Is there a way to make sure my cleaner shrimp is eating okay?

reelfishy · 08/31/2010, 11:19 AM

Do you feed mysis or brine? They go nuts over it.

Leronidas · 08/31/2010, 11:28 AM

thanks thats what he ate right away awesome thanks man

Mavrk · 08/31/2010, 11:44 AM

Do you have fish? They will eat any fish food that gets to them. You never have to worry about them starving, they eat everything except algae.

reelfishy · 08/31/2010, 11:46 AM

NP. as Mavrk said too they eat almost everything from pellets to flakes.

qbical · 08/31/2010, 12:01 PM

if u want to have some fun, take a little piece of uncooked shrimp and hold it in your fingers. i bet your shrimp will zip right up there to eat out of your hands.

Supasalty · 08/31/2010, 12:07 PM

My cleaner shrimp will eat anything, it even swims to the water surface to get food. You can always feed it some shrimp or krill directly to make sure it gets enough.

DustinB · 08/31/2010, 01:19 PM

Kinda hard not to know they are eating when they go from 1" to 3" in 2 months.

sslak · 08/31/2010, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DustinB

Kinda hard not to know they are eating when they go from 1" to 3" in 2 months.

Hahah truth! Mine is getting HUGE.

gweston · 08/31/2010, 01:46 PM

My cleaner LOVES mysis. Hermie will eat anything save for greens/spirulina and the like. Mysis and Formula1 (flake and/or pellet) gets Hermie's attention the fastest. Doesn't matter if dosed with garlic and vitamins or not.

Hermie seems to scavenge at night too.. so if you have food lying around the bottom, or even floating up near the water surface (like stuck to a feeding ring), Hermie will find it and munch away.

Tough to refer to a cleaner shrimp as him or her they are both male/female. So I call my shrimp Hermie.

08/31/2010, 11:13 AM	#1
Leronidas Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ontario California Posts: 233	How can i make sure my cleaner shrimp is eating Is there a way to make sure my cleaner shrimp is eating okay?

08/31/2010, 11:19 AM	#2
reelfishy reelin and dealin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Korea Town, Cali Posts: 1,440	Do you feed mysis or brine? They go nuts over it. __________________ Punch you in your forehead! Imma make all my ching chongs sing songs!

08/31/2010, 11:46 AM	#5
reelfishy reelin and dealin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Korea Town, Cali Posts: 1,440	NP. as Mavrk said too they eat almost everything from pellets to flakes. __________________ Punch you in your forehead! Imma make all my ching chongs sing songs!

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08/31/2010, 11:28 AM	#3
Leronidas Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ontario California Posts: 233	thanks thats what he ate right away awesome thanks man

08/31/2010, 11:44 AM	#4
Mavrk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California - South Bay Area Posts: 2,775	Do you have fish? They will eat any fish food that gets to them. You never have to worry about them starving, they eat everything except algae.

08/31/2010, 12:01 PM	#6
qbical Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 79	if u want to have some fun, take a little piece of uncooked shrimp and hold it in your fingers. i bet your shrimp will zip right up there to eat out of your hands.

08/31/2010, 12:07 PM	#7
Supasalty Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 94	My cleaner shrimp will eat anything, it even swims to the water surface to get food. You can always feed it some shrimp or krill directly to make sure it gets enough.

08/31/2010, 01:19 PM	#8
DustinB Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,532	Kinda hard not to know they are eating when they go from 1" to 3" in 2 months.

08/31/2010, 01:46 PM	#10
gweston Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gardner, MA Posts: 961	My cleaner LOVES mysis. Hermie will eat anything save for greens/spirulina and the like. Mysis and Formula1 (flake and/or pellet) gets Hermie's attention the fastest. Doesn't matter if dosed with garlic and vitamins or not. Hermie seems to scavenge at night too.. so if you have food lying around the bottom, or even floating up near the water surface (like stuck to a feeding ring), Hermie will find it and munch away. Tough to refer to a cleaner shrimp as him or her they are both male/female. So I call my shrimp Hermie.