do pet stores carry fairy shirmp i live in ohio usa. and was woundering because they look very neat. also can they live with ghost shrimp?? thanks!!.. ive always liked ghost shirmp, brine shrimp, sea monkeys, and of course triops. but id like to try fairy shrimp they look cool. any tips??
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I went to the LFS looking for a ghost shrimp to scavenge excess food flakes off the bottom of the tank – they have been out of ghost shrimp for like two months, and I really wanted one of those….
Well, they had baby blue lobsters….maybe an inch long….and I asked if they would scavenge food the same way…they said sure….I asked if he would be alright in a five gallon tank with other fish…they said sure…
Now I’m having the feeling that I was bamboozled.
So here are my questions…
Said inch long baby blue Australian lobster is in a 5 gallon tank with one very young female swordtail I’m holding for someone, and a 3/4 inch fercata rainbow….I feed them frozen daphnia, frozen brine shrimp and flakes…will he eat those things, should I feed him sinking wafers, or will he eat my fish?
My instincts say he’s a hunting critter – he’s going to hunt if given the chance.
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I have had a figure 8 puffer for about a month now, and all he will eat is live ghost shrimp, feeder guppies, and frozen krill. I have tried everything else; daphnia, brine shrimp, blood worms, etc. Nothing works! he just turns his nose! Its so frustrating because not only are his favourite foods more expensive and more difficult to keep around, but I want to make sure he has a varied diet, but he does not agree with that! Does anyone know of anything else I can feed him, or any way I can make other foods more enticing to him? Thanks so much!
Oh, and I forgot, he also OCCASIONALLY will eat live snails.
If I breed guppies for him, should I breed fancy guppies or feeder guppies? (he enjoys both very much lol )
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I don’t want to know about all puffers. Just the figure 8 puffers. I know they eat frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp and snails. I also heard they Eat ghost shrimp is this true ? And any other infor would be very helpful Thanks.
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