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Posted by Warren Bailey on April 6, 2005, 4:09 am
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On reading this thread i really want to get a fire shrimp again, ive not
setup my autotopup system yet though.. ive got one, they dont like SG
changes do they
Anyways my question is will a scarlet hawk fish live happily with a shrimp?
W
> > I was under the impression that they were scavengers
> > and would eat off the bottom of the tank.
>
> Scavengers mean "carrion-eaters", not "gunk/silt eaters"... ;-)
>
> It needs to eat meaty food items, what fish could not catch.
> Don't starve it - if your fish eat everything you give them
> and nothing is left for bottom feeders than you need to feed
> some more for shrimps... Make sure it sinks fast.
>
> I have tested the sinking pellets called "crab cusine" with
> good results: http://www.hikariusa.com/crab_cuisine.htm
> This is dedicated diet composition for crustaceans like shrimps.
> My larger shrimps will have a pellet per bite, I feed about
> 2-3 pellets per shrimp 3-4 times a week - smaller ones will
> munch one piece as their whole meal... hiding from competition
> of other shrimps. They are huge fun to watch. Enjoy!
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> > and would eat off the bottom of the tank.