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gigahertz
20th Apr 2005, 06:50 AM
Check this out!

http://fdlam.com/Clam%20swollows%20shrimp.jpg


http://fdlam.com/Clam%20swollows%20shrimp1.jpg
simcb
20th Apr 2005, 07:27 AM
:shocked:
Platonic relationship ?...
-> like whereby the shrimp is feeding... while the clams open up for cleaning?

or is the shrimp devoured? :undecided
gigahertz
20th Apr 2005, 07:30 AM
Actually the shrimp is feasting on a dead clam that had opened up :D
simcb
20th Apr 2005, 07:56 AM
Actually the shrimp is feasting on a dead clam what had opened up :D

A sign of relief lol

Dead clams fouls the water fast .... that why i didnt get any....very hard to tell whether they are dead or not.
Walter
20th Apr 2005, 10:26 AM
yeah, good point there... they foul water easily when dead and you cant really tell...

so i guess you have to remove the clam ASAP after you took the picture :)
gigahertz
20th Apr 2005, 03:44 PM
You guys think so?

I usually just open up the clam wide and let them shrimp enjoy a nice clam sashimi! :p
retardo
8th May 2005, 05:43 AM
hadn't seen that b4, but if it were me, i'd let the shrimp do what they do best... EAT!
Walter
9th May 2005, 05:44 AM
But how much can they finish? I heard dead clams foul up water really quickly.

The rotting process may cause an ammonia spike, which is very deadly for the shrimps. And I don't think such meaty foods are very good for shrimps. Which are usually more herbivourous based. Of course there are exceptions, but the ammonia issue would be a problem again. :)
gigahertz
9th May 2005, 05:57 AM
I agree that clams rot quite quickly in water but these shrimps are so fast on eating up the clam meat that there is not much left to rot. In my RCS tank a dead clam will only be around for a day or so as the shrimps take turn working on it.

As far as shrimps eating meat. I feed them frozen blood worm on a regular basis and they seem to welcome it. You guys do that too right? :)
Walter
9th May 2005, 05:59 AM
Hmm, I am not too sure though. lol I feed algae wafers as staple diet, have not tried BW yet. :)
gigahertz
9th May 2005, 06:09 AM
Hmm, I am not too sure though. lol I feed algae wafers as staple diet, have not tried BW yet. :)

Try it! My shrimps ( CRS, RCS, Tiger, Bee, Amano ) love bloodworms.

Anyone else feed their shrimps frozen bloodworms? I can't be the only one!!! :huh: :D :huh:
amber2461
10th May 2005, 03:01 AM
I feed my cherries, bumble bees, tigers and Amanos with frozen bloodworms, daphnias, brine shrimps and of course, spirulina flakes. :D
gigahertz
10th May 2005, 03:08 AM
I feed my cherries, bumble bees, tigers and Amanos with frozen bloodworms, daphnias, brine shrimps and of course, spirulina flakes. :D

Lucky shrimps! A buffet feast!
amber2461
11th May 2005, 06:10 AM
Not all at the same time, of course. lol
Walter
11th May 2005, 11:23 AM
Sure, will try out BWs soon. :D

Anyway amber you feed brime shrimp and daphnia live? The shrimps are able to hunt them down? Cause I didnt expect these shrimps to be like a carnivore. :shocked:
amber2461
12th May 2005, 04:05 AM
Nope, they are all frozen. Can't find live ones.
Lotus
13th May 2005, 03:56 AM
My Amano shrimp love bloodworms, they always seem to grab the ones I feed to the fish :p I haven't tried it with my cherry shrimp yet, perhaps I'll try tomorrow.
NanoDave
7th Aug 2005, 06:24 PM
Nice I'm going to try feeding some bloodworms too :)
jm_
28th May 2010, 09:39 AM
>> The rotting process may cause an ammonia spike
This is correct, any meat will do this as it breaks down, i.e. clean up crew required to EAT it fast or you got to get it out of there fast !

Ammonia is toxic to everything we have in tanks, even teh smallest amounts can cause BIG problems, and is the first part of the hydrogen cycle and so the tanks needs to cater for this, normally never so well even in mature tanks unless VERY big tanks