How do you feed shrimp to your fish?

[Redtailcatfish/koilover]

Go to the frozen bait department in walmart And get headless shrimp and cut of the tails off that's what I feed my rtc

 

[jclyde13]

I just thaw them out, then let my eel eat maybe 5-10 pieces out of my hand, then drop a small handfull near my Lima cats, and then scatter the rest around the tank for everything else to eat. Imo, there's really no reason to remove the shells or tail, unless you are feeding small/young fish. The only parts I ever remove are the exceptionally sharp parts (and I only find those on freeze-dried shrimp, which I usually don't use anyway).

 

[Bderick67]

Bout the same as everyone else, but I also stuff food sticks or pellets into the shrimp. Good for those finicky eaters.

 

[Freezekougra]

shrimps have a sharp point on their tail area that is sharp enough to draw blood, i wouldn't feel safe feeding that to a fish. if you like the shell for some reason, i would cut off at least the end part of it.

 

[bomber]

I thawed frozen uncooked shrimp from Sams club; I sorta feel silly cause I was buying the JUMBO shrimp from sams for a few months then found the smaller and more affordable peeled frozen shrimp for half the price. My fish were eating jumbo shrimp that I was cutting into cubes.

Now I just thaw the smaller shrimp in cold water, peel off the tail and use my Henkel shears to cut them in half long ways then cut them into small pieces for my fish.

 

[Fat Homer]

I feed my puffers un-cooked, de-frosted frozen market prawns from the freezer section, although i soak them in vitamin water before feeding, since prawns/shrimps are mainly just water...

As for shell on or off, doesn't make a difference to my puffers, although i do normally cut off the tails and heads if they are left on...