The tautog only feeds during the day, eating clams, crabs, mussels, barnacles and other shellfish. It uses its powerful teeth to crush its prey’s shells. Does tautog eat squid? Tautog feed on the hard stuff that most other fish would probably pass up. … The most popular tautog bait includesRead More →
Did you know that shrimp are the cockroaches of the ocean? Shrimp are commonly known as “Sea Cockroaches” for their type of omnivorous feeding, i.e. they feed on the garbage of the sea. … In fact, lobsters, shrimp, crabs, and other shellfish have less in common with fish than theyRead More →
As you might see red cherry shrimps (RCS) and crystal red shrimp (CRS) have different genus, so they will not interbreed for sure. Another example is yellow shrimp (neocaridina heteropoda var. ‘yellow’) and blue pearl shrimp (neocaridina cf. Will Amano shrimp eat baby cherry shrimp? Not necessarily the lack ofRead More →
The dark line that runs down the back of the shrimp isn’t really a vein. It’s an intestinal track, brown or blackish in color, and is the body waste, aka poop. It is also a filter for sand or grit. None of which you want to eat. What part ofRead More →
As long as the shrimp was thawed in the refrigerator, it’s safe to refreeze at any time. If it’s been left outside the fridge for longer than two hours (or even one hour in high temperature), it shouldn’t be refrozen. You can also refreeze cooked shrimp that was once frozen.Read More →
I read a study several years ago sying that Invertebrates can get Ich. Snails were the most susceptible, it can get inbetween the joints of Crabs and Shrimp. Can crabs carry ich? Ich can hitchhike on just about any surface including a hermit crab shell. Can snails and shrimp getRead More →
Never use methylene blue on shrimp or other inverts, as it is extremely toxic to them. Is Protozin safe for snails? PROTOZIN’s properties are highly effective at treating all its target organisms. Do not use when rays or momyrids pirahna, sturgeon/sterlets, snails, shrimps or any related species are present. SuitableRead More →
They can be kept with corals and other inverts. But they can and sometimes will pinch/tear up corals as well as anemones. Some say they are reef safe but they are not really considered a good choice for any mixed or reef tanks. Can coral banded shrimp live with cleanerRead More →
Male fairy shrimp can be identified by their enlarged second antennae, which hang down like long trunks from the head and are used to clasp females during copulation. The females lack this modification of the second antennae. The female second antennae, located between the compound eyes, are short and stout.Read More →
Optimal temperature range is 15-27℃. Temperatures above 27℃ put excess stress on the system and below 15℃ metabolism of shrimps will slow down. The shrimp eat algae and bacteria. They can also eat shed exoskeletons (shrimp are crustaceans, their skeleton is on the outside rather than inside). Why is myRead More →