Ghost shrimp and cichlids

[BilabongAthlete]

Well I recently went down to my LFS and was told that Ghost shrimp enhances the color of your cichlid by one of the employees, has anyone heard of this ?


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[Tayler]

I know people feed them, but I dont know of they help color.

 

[Hellman]

I never heard of that and it hasn't done anything for my fish and I have giving them to my fish a lot to give them something to chase that's it no better color


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[Joey822]

I have donr that for anout 2 mounth and my cichla have great color. so idk

 

[Decker504]

Idk the science behind it, but I feed a bunch of my tanks ghost/grass shrimp. My lfs ordered me a whole box, picked it up after work. I feed so many different foods which is what I attribute my fish's great color too.

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[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

The ghost shrimp are probably not being gut loaded with color enhancing foods, so I think there is little to no value for color IMO, perhaps they confused it with krill or something

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[Decker504]

The ghost shrimp are probably not being gut loaded with color enhancing foods, so I think there is little to no value for color IMO, perhaps they confused it with krill or something

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I just read an article in an old Bundtbarsche Bulletin about gut loading feeders, very Interesting. I also use krill.

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[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I just read an article in an old Bundtbarsche Bulletin about gut loading feeders, very Interesting. I also use krill.

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I know its a good idea I just doubt the OP's LFS is gut loading their ghost shrimp. I imagine its worth doing if breeding your own feeders, like reptile folks do

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[Decker504]

I know its a good idea I just doubt the OP's LFS is gut loading their ghost shrimp. I imagine its worth doing if breeding your own feeders, like reptile folks do

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I'm considering trying it at home, I've actually done it w/ shrimp b4 and watched them fill up and turn brown from pellets on the Inside, pretty cool actually. I have a colony of guppies In my patio pond w/ Centrals for the summer too.

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[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I've been wanting to do something like that for occasional snacks for my eels using some "liberty mollies" but don't feel worth doing since it wouldn't be a staple diet, just treats

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