CRS eating habits

**notforsale** · 14th Sep 2009, 17:35

I have read about crs actively feeding on pellets and stuff but the mosura specialty and excel food I have been feeding so far doesn't seem to excite my crs a bit.

Sure they do have a bite sometimes but it looks like they rather forage on my ada soil or moss instead of on the food. Parameters are fine and they are pretty active, just not showing much interest in my food. Any one else observe this or has an explanation? Thanks in advance.

**crazyhanz** · 14th Sep 2009, 17:55

My CRS were not eating the pellets as well. You just have to starve them for a day and most likely they will eat the pellets after that.

**hann** · 14th Sep 2009, 22:32

Having read a few brothers' threads on food not exciting the shrimp, I wonder what could really be the reason/s. For my shrimp, they are like glutton. I feed them twice per day except on Saturday (change water and also starvation day), they are always attracted by the food. I feed them bioplus, Shirakura, Excel and also Speciality food and they simply like them.

Are your shrimp doing well? What happen to the food after some while? Did you leave them alone even if they are not consumed?

**notforsale** · 17th Sep 2009, 11:28

I tried not feeding them for a few days prior to feeding. Interest in the pellets was minimal. I do have good healthy growth of algae in the tank though. Maybe my shrimps are vegetarians.

**Crystal Red Shrimp** · 17th Sep 2009, 12:20

for me i feed them a scoop of bacter ball powder every 2 days, it will release BB and micro organisms into the water.

**karlyau** · 18th Sep 2009, 02:02

Originally Posted by Crystal Red Shrimp

for me i feed them a scoop of bacter ball powder every 2 days, it will release BB and micro organisms into the water.

i'm new here ... may i know what is this and where can i buy it? i do encounter the same problem not all my shrimp like to take the mosura specialty

**Madmax** · 18th Sep 2009, 19:14

My CRS do not like Mosura food but loves Hikari crab cuisine.

**Crystal Red Shrimp** · 19th Sep 2009, 13:36

one bottle of ADA bacter ball cost around $30+ but you can buy it ball by ball at y918 the lfs near to kahtib. I bought mine there at about $2 per ball.Its placed at the counter or you can ask the aunty there.

**karlyau** · 20th Sep 2009, 14:20

Originally Posted by Crystal Red Shrimp

one bottle of ADA bacter ball cost around $30+ but you can buy it ball by ball at y918 the lfs near to kahtib. I bought mine there at about $2 per ball.Its placed at the counter or you can ask the aunty there.

aiya ... ytd i was there kaka ... next time wil get tat one ...

did C328 sell the ADA bacter ball?

**Gucci** · 20th Sep 2009, 15:38

ADA Bacter ball is mainly soil and dehydrated bacteria, I wont want to feed my shrimp with $30 soil.

I prefer Bioplus, it has food bits and bacteria, for shrimplets and adult. My shrimps really like then over the speciality food.

**Crystal Red Shrimp** · 20th Sep 2009, 20:26

well i dont buy in whole bottle as its too expensive, i bought 5 balls and crash them into powder form and feed then a scoop every 2 days.the shrimps seem to like it and 5 balls crash into powder form can last for 2 months or more.

**PKB** · 24th Sep 2009, 13:12

Mine wasn't interested initially. I feed them a bit (drop the food where most of them gathers to get their interest).

After a while they will get used to it. Now my shrimps swarm and crawl over one another to get to the food. Now I throw the food in the front part of the tank so that I can enjoy seeing them feed.