Feeding Asian Fan Shrimp
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Feeding Asian Fan Shrimp
I just got an Asian Fan Shrimp for Christmas and I am not really sure how much to feed him. The pet store suggested algae pellets, so that is what I have been using. They are about the size of a quarter, so I break them in half and feed him one half once a week. All he does is eat, all the time. I don't want to overfeed him, but I don't want the poor little guy to starve, either. Is there any way to tell pre-death how often and how much to feed him? (He is in a 2.5 gallon tank with a male beta and a small snail, so any food that the beta misses he could possibly eat, too, if the snail doesn't get it first...)
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GunmetalBlue
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Hi Jao and welcome to the forum. 
Asian filter shrimp, just like the name states, is a filter feeder. Basically, they hang out near a current of water with their fans open and filters miniscule particles of food from it.
If you didn't mind a suggestion, the tank you have him/her in right now is much too small and he/she really shouldn't be in there with a betta. It's not just the lack of tank size, but there probably isn't much current in the tank either. If you do happen to get a larger aquarium, make sure it is properly cycled before adding shrimp.
With that said, I would only feed him/her sparingly; if you're directly feeding him/her, he probably gets enough to eat.
Here's a link to the Shrimp Varieties page for this shrimp: http://www.petshrimp.com/bambooshrimp.html Also, you can do some searches on this forum to glean more info.
-GB
Asian filter shrimp, just like the name states, is a filter feeder. Basically, they hang out near a current of water with their fans open and filters miniscule particles of food from it.
If you didn't mind a suggestion, the tank you have him/her in right now is much too small and he/she really shouldn't be in there with a betta. It's not just the lack of tank size, but there probably isn't much current in the tank either. If you do happen to get a larger aquarium, make sure it is properly cycled before adding shrimp.
With that said, I would only feed him/her sparingly; if you're directly feeding him/her, he probably gets enough to eat.
Here's a link to the Shrimp Varieties page for this shrimp: http://www.petshrimp.com/bambooshrimp.html Also, you can do some searches on this forum to glean more info.
-GB