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What should you feed your freshwater (dwarf) shrimp? Diet can play a big part in aquarium shrimp health, lifespan and coloration, but how do you make sure your colony stays happy and well-fed? Our shrimp food & nutrition guides are based on our many years of experience keeping and breeding all sorts of shrimp professionally here at The Shrimp Farm. Let's go into topics like <a href="https://www.theshrimpfarm.com/posts/coloring-shrimp-with-food/">using food to improve shrimp coloring</a>, <a href="https://www.theshrimpfarm.com/posts/algae-eating-shrimp/">which shrimp are the best algae eaters</a>, the benefits of using different kinds of leaf litter and much more.
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Can Shrimp Eat Spinach?
Yes. All species of shrimp can eat spinach. In fact, most go crazy for this leafy green, even if it’s the first time they’ve ever seen it! If you’ve bought a bag of spinach or (even better) just harvested some from your garden for dinner, your shrimp would highly appreciate it if you separated some […]
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Indian Almond Leaves | Uses in the aquarium
If you’ve been keeping shrimp for a while, you’ve probably heard of Indian Almond Leaves. Many shrimp keepers swear by them, after all! But what are they? Should you be using these leaves in your shrimp tank? Let’s find out! What are Indian Almond Leaves? The Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the […]
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Algae eating shrimp | 3 algae eating champions!
Algae: they’re the eternal problem every aquarist and shrimp keeper has to deal with at some point or another. Although no fish or shrimp can completely wipe out an algae infestation, and you should avoid turning to live animals to help you clean your tank, there are a few algae eating shrimp out there that […]
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Alder cones for shrimp | The why & how
If you’ve been in the shrimp community for a while you might have heard of alder cones. These small black pine cone-like tree bits can be very beneficial for your shrimp. But what are they, what do they do and how do you use them? Keep reading for everything you need to know about alder […]
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Dwarf Shrimp Digestive Systems
Freshwater Dwarf Shrimp Diet: What you need to know Compared with other aquarium inhabitants, the diet of Freshwater dwarf shrimps is quite different regarding nutrient intake and digestion. In the wild freshwater dwarf shrimp can be found naturally grazing for food all day, everyday. They are very busy workers when it comes to grazing for […]
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How to get redder red shrimps
I am often asked how to make red shrimps even redder. Well, this is a question that has many answers and in my opinion there are basically 3 factors to consider to get Red Cherry Shrimp to express their color to their optimal amount water conditions, environment and genetics.
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Coloring Shrimp with Food?
Recently I wrote a blog post called Redder Red Cherry Shrimp . The post focused on what affects the coloring of Red Cherry Shrimp. There was a comment left on that post that included some information that I forgot to mention:
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