Freshwater Shrimp

[coeus]

so i was at the store in the seafood section and i thought hey.... lets try to get that ray on some market shrimp and the packs werent marked... am i jut boned? or is there a way to tell?

 

[coeus]

sry marked fresh or salt water

 

[turkeyboy85]

most likly its salt water shrimp, thats what i feed mine at the moment.... its not horrible for them, if you feed other foods as well

 

[skynoch]

I can't find freshwater shrimp anywhere near where I live so all my rays get saltwater shrimp. I would probably guess most ray keepers feed saltwater shrimp due to availability.

 

[coeus]

i heard salt water based foods were bad for the fresh water rays so i just passed for the day... shes only eating bloodworms and ghost shrimp atm anyway

 

[spotfin]

I too feed saltwater shrimp (most are farmed raised in SE Asia). Can't find freshwater shrimp, or prawns, in my area. Where would one find these prawns?

 

[jwong1024]

Feeding market shrimp would be a cheap alternative, as I do feed my rays cooked shrimp. But as far as a nutrition level, it is very low. I feed nightcrawlers and then finish with shrimp to fill them up. I would love to be on a worm only diet, but the cost would kill me.