Do you feed your cleaner shrimp?

[sleeri]

Just wondering if you target feed your shrimp or if you let it fend for itself. Thanks.

[jules77]

I never did, but I also est. my survival rate at about 50%. Usually the big chunks of food they would get ahold of on the bottom of the tank but they also would go up top sometimes and fight with the fish over foood.

[Frogbone]

I never specifically feed them, they find their own food. They are fun to watch though when you bait them with a piece of food

[dirk griffin]

Stray cats work well, puppies splash too much. Occasionally flake food too.......

[coldwaterreefer]

Originally Posted by dirk griffin

Stray cats work well, puppies splash too much. Occasionally flake food too.......

lol

[epidemic]

they are scavengers. They will eat leftovers.

[spazz]

i ended up target feeding mine because they ran out of ick to eat off the fish. they would eat right out of my fingers. my shrimp lasted over 2 yrs in my tank. then the seabee ate them. i was not feeding it enough.

[JnS]

Originally Posted by epidemic

they are scavengers. They will eat leftovers.

well said.

[Bemo]

They kind of grab what they can when I feed the other fish. They also just pick at the tank looking for food.