Contamination From Live Shrimp?????

Rocker · Post by **Rocker** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:11 pm

Yes they are what the LFS around here sell as ghost or glass shrimp. Lol some even try to sell them as amano shrimp. Never the less LFS around here including Maidenhead sell the for anything from £2.50 - £4.00 each!!!

When are you going into business posting some out? First customer here!!

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:13 pm

I'm quite tempted, obviously my LFS is missing a trick here or your LFS is being a little naughty. I could consider sending them out but how would I post them?

andy198712 · Post by **andy198712** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:21 pm

wow in that vid he looks so peacful then ............................WHAM

Goonerman1 · Post by **Goonerman1** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:22 pm

Well....I bought some on my way home tonight....River Shrimp...They were "£1.25 a portion for around 20 - 30 shrimp" (that's what it said on the tank) I asked the guy if I could have half a portion as I had nowhere to keep them.. he said yes and I still reckon I must have got 20 shrimp for just 60p!!!!!!

They were only tiny though, about an inch to an inch and a half long...So mine worked out well cheap!!!!!

Puff ate a few (I didn't want to overfeed him)and the rest I gave to my Cichlids who loved them too!!!

P.S. I just took a look at Manutius's video and those are the same shrimp as what I bought

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:50 pm

Cool glad your puffer enjoyed them

Rocker · Post by **Rocker** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:59 pm

Goonerman1 wrote:Well....I bought some on my way home tonight....River Shrimp...They were "£1.25 a portion for around 20 - 30 shrimp" (that's what it said on the tank) I asked the guy if I could have half a portion as I had nowhere to keep them.. he said yes and I still reckon I must have got 20 shrimp for just 60p!!!!!! They were only tiny though, about an inch to an inch and a half long...So mine worked out well cheap!!!!!

Puff ate a few (I didn't want to overfeed him)and the rest I gave to my Cichlids who loved them too!!!

P.S. I just took a look at Manutius's video and those are the same shrimp as what I bought

was that from Maidenhead ?

ash · Post by **ash** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:02 pm

I regularly give my F8 live river shrimp from Maidenhead aquatics - I find them very useful for when I go on holiday - I just add 1 portion of about 20 and leave him to it. He usually has a rampage when I put them in at first (kills 4-5 for fun) then he limits himself to 1 a day or so. I have done this over a 2 week holiday without anyone having to come in to feed him. When i got back there were still 1 or 2 shrimps left alive, the puffer was looking well fed and happy and the water quality was still fine.

I think it really gives him something to do - you can see he enjoys the hunt!

CoreyK · Post by **CoreyK** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:16 pm

Like RTR, I QT everything alive after losing a favorite fish that could have been prevented by QTing.

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:16 pm

Thats a cool idea

Goonerman1 · Post by **Goonerman1** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:07 pm

No it wasn't from maidenheads. It was from an independent store. But a very big one that sells cats & dogs, Reptiles etc as well as a large aquatics dept.

My Puffer was the same...I put around 10 in there last night and he pigged out on about 3 ...when I got up this morning I thought he had ate them all but tonight i notice there are still 3 or 4 in the tank so...this has really solved my going away for 2 weeks problem as Ash did...I too will put some in my tank before I go away and at least Puff will then have his own supply of food whilst i am gone!!!

.........EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:14 pm

They generally don't last too long in my tank. I think Clooney decimates half of them before they realise he is dangerous and then they fly around the tank looking for somewhere to hide like here on the giant vallis

They are never there in the morning

Goonerman1 · Post by **Goonerman1** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:16 pm

Great, clear Pics of the Shrimp....what camera do you use??

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:18 pm

Thanks, its a Casio exilim EX-Z1000. A pretty cool 10 megapixel jobby. If you click my website link you can see al the pics I have taken with it plus a few more with the old camera

Goonerman1 · Post by **Goonerman1** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:29 pm

Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just looked on E bay....they have them on there for £164.....might treat myself to one

Wow....that's a lotta pics you have there!!! Love that wedding cake!!!

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:41 pm

haha cheers. The camera is good but my one criticism is that its no good for low level lighting unless you use the flash. With the flash off in these situations it becomes a bit grainy. But as you can see from the pics I have taken the rest of it it excellent. The anti shake feature comes in handy on drunken nights out

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