Red Cherry Shrimp

[spotfin]

I would'nt bother with the cherry shrimp. They are rather small for Ray food and it will take awhile to grow enough of them. The self cloning crayfish might be a better choice. They grow fast and reproduce often. I kept some a few years ago as ray food.

 

[joe jaskot]

I would'nt bother with the cherry shrimp. They are rather small for Ray food and it will take awhile to grow enough of them. The self cloning crayfish might be a better choice. They grow fast and reproduce often. I kept some a few years ago as ray food.

I agree. They do reproduce and grow quickly.

 

[T1KARMANN]

I know the getting stuck in pump intakes is my only worry. My pumps have strainers on but not good enough to stop a shrimp getting sucked in.
I already keep worms, just want to get as much variation in the diet as possible.

Don't you just buy river shrimp from the LFS

I used to buy it every now and then but you need a shed load for 1 feed mine can kill £10 worth easy
But the problem is a lot of it goes over the weir into the sump and when it dies it puffs up like cotton wool and messes up the sump

I think you would need to grow loads and it would be hard to grow the amount you need


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[jim barry]

Yeah you are probably right Richard, just wondering what else i can feed as something a little different.

Don't you just buy river shrimp from the LFS

I used to buy it every now and then but you need a shed load for 1 feed mine can kill £10 worth easy
But the problem is a lot of it goes over the weir into the sump and when it dies it puffs up like cotton wool and messes up the sump

I think you would need to grow loads and it would be hard to grow the amount you need


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[jstehman]

I was thinking of doing the crayfish too. But then realized demand would outweigh supply soon enough.

Worm bin is a great idea.

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[MHDevelopments]

Yeah you are probably right Richard, just wondering what else i can feed as something a little different.

Do rays consume freshwater molluscs? Thinking perhaps not as they may not get past the shells.

Don't know how plentiful freshwater swan mussels are?

As a treat I used to offer my rays scallops every now and then which they loved but a bit pricey


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[doyboy]

Do rays consume freshwater molluscs? Thinking perhaps not as they may not get past the shells.

Don't know how plentiful freshwater swan mussels are?

As a treat I used to offer my rays scallops every now and then which they loved but a bit pricey


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Scallops I like the cut of your jib bud, the pearls won't touch fresh water shrimp but love a frozen whole shrimp with the shell and head still on

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[T1KARMANN]

They love mussel but they are a bit messy if defrosted first

I tried throwing in some frozen mussel but the aro done his usual thing grabbing and chewing so still made a mess I don't want my aro eating mussel so stopped feeding it


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[yargnits]

cant you put filter foam over the problem areas to stop the shrimp gettting sucked up ?

i have quantities of worms on had quite often but i do have problems keeping them alive. any tips ?

back to the shrimp thing someone said the cherry shrimp are a bit small and i think i would agree. i kept them for a while (although not for bait/food) and i think it might be a bit slow for low rewards.
the crafish sound like a good idea. i bred those a long time ago too and they grow faster and larger. not considered them as food/bait but it sounds like a good idea. they can pinch a bit but the rays are tough so im sure they would be fine. ... in my experience they can be canabilistic, which causes obvious problems.

 

[jstehman]

You would be better off setting up a dedicated shrimp/cray tank with a sponge filter if you were to seriously comtemplate raising these for food.


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