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[Katie217]

so i have my coral banded shrimp, and im just wondering if there was anything that i needed to do specifically to help him moult. or if i just let him do it all on his own.
thanks

 

[Joe Fish]

Iodine levels in the tank need to be at the right level. I personally do not check iodine and my shrimp molts fine. If you do regular water changes it should be fine.

 

[Katie217]

oh ok good. also another question. how often should i feed the little guy? I mean he ALWAYS seems hungry...

 

[Joe Fish]

They are scavengers so they will eat anything just about. I do not target feed mine and he has been doing fine. I like to feed a little more so there is always extra food for the inverts. I did loose a shrimp a while back, but I don't know if it was because I didn't target feed him.

 

[Katie217]

yeah since hes the only thing in the tank that really needs target feeding (other things are hermits) i do target feed him. usually two small feedings, once in the morning, once at night.
ive been giving him spirinula flake, shrimp pellets, and frozen bloodworms (thawed in SW from the tank) is there anything else i should be adding to his diet?

 

[Mushroomman]

The foods you mentioned, plus what he will find in the tank to eat, should be fine. A litle more 'meat' wouldnt hurt though, like mysid or something

 

[Katie217]

Yeah I'll get out to the LFS and get some mysis. I ment to do that the day I bought him too, totally forgot though

 

[TRe]

i wouldnt wory about it too much

 

[aresgod]

how large are the portions you are feeding it everyday? It seems like an awful lot, most people drastically overfeed their tanks.The reason it always seems hungry is because in the ocean one can never be sure when or from what your next meal is coming from, it is a eat as much as you can when you can policy, and in aquaria not really necessary for most creatures.

 

[Katie217]

Really small portions, like a small flake when I feed him the flakes, and maybe 3 bloodworms, and the smallest peice of shrimp pellet I can pick out of the can