The clean team (A.K.A Ghost shrimp)

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

I know ghost shrimp are scavangers and all that, but will they eat food thats beeen sitting on the bottom of the tank for about 2 weeks? my betta in the 10 gal dont always eat it all and theres always left overs.

hooterhead · Member Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 86

they should clean it up. i would vac the gravel first cause most inverts aren't tolerant of high nitrites or ammonia which i'm sure there is a lot of since there's been excess food sitting in the bottom of the tank for so long.

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Well the betta went poof, guessing a cat AGAIN cuz i still wasnt able to find a cover for the tank, but now im using a screen guard thing for windows when i get my dwarf cichlids

hooterhead · Member Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 86

good idea...

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

ghost shrimp are supposed to be good scavengers, but sometimes certain bettas like to eat them, or harass them, while others are good tankmates for them.

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

I hate how they molt and u gotta take out the molt