View Full Version : Video of my cichlids eating ghost shrimp
A little cichlid feeding video I put together. Just thought I would share. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC4wtpYVLno
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big_tank_boy
01-12-2009, 8:23 AM
sweet i feed my bichirs ghost shrimps 2 how many did u get i get like 50 -70 and they love them....
rucus
01-12-2009, 10:50 AM
I got 35 for that tank and 25 for my grow out tank. They love em.
bobgobucks
01-13-2009, 12:45 PM
As you could see when watching the video, there is another related link which discusses horse hair tapeworms in shrimp. The ghost shrimp we have fed my Africans are wild caught here in the saltwater bays.
First, are these tapeworms something to watch for with wild caught shrimp, or do they mostly occur in Wal Mart shrimp? (tongue in cheek)
Second, can they survive in fresh water fish and is it therefore a risk to feed them to my Africans?
le patron
01-13-2009, 12:46 PM
cool vid
mikeinnj
02-22-2009, 11:19 AM
do the shrimp cause bloat? i feed them to my small fronts but was kind of iffy on my mbunas
fisheater
02-22-2009, 12:10 PM
Ive always heard they caused bloat,thats why ive stayed away.
tcarswell
02-22-2009, 1:27 PM
Do they carry diseases ?
mikeinnj
02-22-2009, 1:57 PM
i dont believe so, but i think there protein % is a tad to high for mbunas. i may be wrong though
dpk2313
02-22-2009, 2:05 PM
Those are some big ghost shrimp
lateraldisposition
02-22-2009, 2:25 PM
I used to buy my 4 mnubas back in the day about15 every month or so and I never had problems just not all the time I figure a little wild food brings them back to Malawi LOL really though that's the only reason I feed mine occasionally live food except like a wild caught predator then I still don't know if it's nessasary but now I can't get my hands on them I usually just get like a few neon tetras every couple of months from healthy looking specimens kinda expensive food though 1.99 a pop
mikeinnj
02-22-2009, 2:27 PM
i can get the shrimp for about .20 a piece, my frontosas go nuts over them. i was always tempted to give them some but was hesitant
garlover526
03-08-2009, 3:53 PM
That was cool!
I have a good supplier that I trust that sells ghost shrimp for only 10 for $1. That is dirt cheap for ghost shrimp and I know they are healthy feeders.