boiled shrimp

[Toothpik]

i just boiled some shrimp and stuck it in my tank and my loaches dont seem very interested in it any help?

[starsplitter7]

Have they had shrimp before? They may not recognize it as food to begin with.

I put mine on a fork and stick the fork in the gravel and turn the lights off. It is gone by morning.

[Toothpik]

wont that be bad? ammonia and such? and nevermind they started eating it but it takes them forever they have been working on it for a long time and still have not gotten far

[starsplitter7]

If anything's left in the morning, I pull it out and throw it away. I have a lot of loaches in the tank. It doesn't last long, and my plain pleco is pretty fond of shrimp too. I have to bribe her with zucchini.

[Toothpik]

o i see well i got 9 loaches in a tank and 8 are about 2-3 inchs and one is 7 inch

[Tinman]

Crush it with your fingers more so they can eat it easier.

I leave shrimp in my tank overnight but I am feeding large numbers so the shy get a chance that way, if it is still there in the morn that is too much food so remove that. Corn on the cob takes a week to be eaten completely btw.

Pre cooked shrimp is all you need , just thaw and crush with your thumbs into the tank, The smell will be more intense than if you boil it again.They will take a few times before it is recognized by all as food.

I thaw mine in the tank myself as it is about 80, it only takes a few seconds of rubbing them with your thumb to completely shred them from frozen.

[Toothpik]

well it was a tad too big of a shrimp it was a tiger shrimp you know the really big ones...but i found that all of them were eating except the really big one..she eats it every once in a while but she spends all day hiding