How to keep wood shrimps

[genes]

Hi All

Both my woodshrimps on me while the bees, tigers, cherries, malayans and yamatos are all thriving.

Are woodshrimps that difficult to keep? What do you guys feed them. I dun feed my shrimps in particular. They scavage for their own food. I've read about crushing algae pellets to feed the woodshrimps but in a heavily planted tank, its difficult to do so. I dun even see them somedays...

Regards
Gene

[wong1979]

Hi All

Both my woodshrimps on me while the bees, tigers, cherries, malayans and yamatos are all thriving.

Are woodshrimps that difficult to keep? What do you guys feed them. I dun feed my shrimps in particular. They scavage for their own food. I've read about crushing algae pellets to feed the woodshrimps but in a heavily planted tank, its difficult to do so. I dun even see them somedays...

Regards
Gene

I can't help you. But maybe you can help me Where can I get wood shrimps and what's the price like? Thks!

[13-186]

woodshrimp likes flowing water, where they can filter their food thru' water current.
if not much water current provided, they will do the same as the rest of the shrimps: scavenge around from the ground
it's quite a hardy species once acclimatized to your tank, will live hormoniously with the rest of the shrimps and find their own food

[genes]

NA and C328 sells them

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Please post shrimp-related questions in the fauna section Hope you guys understand... the Beginner's corner is only for planted tank newbies.

Cheers!

[XnSdVd]

Woodshrimp are filter feeders. Meaning they eat microscopic plants/animals in the water. If yours are dying I'd imagine it's because they starved to death. In a planted tank, simply leave the dead leaves to rot. Or simply put a few dead leaves in your tank. The woods will filter the rotten biomass out of the water. It's also a good idea to have only 1 shrimp per square foot. If you can, reduce the water changes as there isn't any food in tap water. Heck if you're desperate, pour a liter of river water into your tank, there's sure to be organisms in there and they'll eventually breed in your tank, giving your woods and possible fish fry/shrimp larva a constant supply of food. Beware of fungus though.

[Justikanz]

Would they be similar to the shrimps mentioned in this thread?

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=14368