Crazyfishlady Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 My snowball neos are arriving tomorrow. I never thought about any possible food affecting their coloring but now I am wondering. I have moss in the tank and IAL, I also bought this food http://www.ebay.com/itm/121474878599?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT and I'm getting some alder cones. Is there any food that would ruin/impede their white/clear coloring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I would venture to say that food is full of fish meal and looks like it gets soft and mushy and makes a mess. be careful to not over feed because it will foul your water quickly. best to go with a quality trusted food developed for bee shrimp over some ebay food used for shrimp farming. Blue Crown Aquatic Trade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Do you have recommendations? Someone local recommended that kind as he uses it for his shrimp. There are so many options it's hard to sort them out by just reading up on them... ugh. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Do you have recommendations? Someone local recommended that kind as he uses it for his shrimp. There are so many options it's hard to sort them out by just reading up on them... ugh. lolim personally a fan of mk breeds food line Blue Crown Aquatic Trade and h4n 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I always recommend to people buying food and/or supplements for their shrimp to buy quality. I believe you get what you pay for. That being said I second countryboy in purchasing MK-Breed, I also use Cologne Shrimp Food and EBITA Breed. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 ok, I looked up the mk and it says they are for crystals, also there are color specific foods (ugh...ha ha). I need a good staple for a snowball neo before branching out. One that is quality, well rounded and won't mess with their color I've been to several sights and http://www.hanaquatics.com/foods/ it's a bit mind boggling. I do want quality, I only got the one I posted because of a recommendation. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I feel your pain Crazyfishlady. It is all overwhelming at first. Hanaquatics is a super dealer and I bet if you send him a message here he can help you choose a food for whatever you have in your tank. You can find him in the sponsers list in the forum catagories. He also sells nifty sample packs for just a couple bucks each so you can try out a couple or few kinds , see what your shrimp like and give them a varied diet. A couple sample packs would probably last you months unless you have a TON of shrimp. I know alot of shrimp vary the diets including fresh vegies . I bet if you did a search on this site about shrimp food you would get some valuable hits. Desireenfh, h4n, mayphly and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 I don't know about snowballs since technically the white is caused by "lack" of color, however I know in my neos astaxanthin caused bad colors to happen. I have recently been feeding the new omniapro because it has no astaxanthin, and things have been working well. The old omniapro has astaxanthin though, so whomever you buy it from- be sure to ask if it has it listed in the ingredients or not. I used to think spirulina dulled the color of my shrimp, however recent trials have not shown that for me. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Haha thanks guys! Message you! But a good one is snowflake food. Cheap and can be left in the water. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Snowflake is good, and part of all my shrimp diets. It's great stuff. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thank you all! And yes, it is very overwhelming at first. Soothing I will watch out for astaxanthin since I was concerned about food messing with the coloring. Right now I am on pins and needles and worried about the delivery and welfare of the shrimp. They were sent out tuesday night from NE - sent 2 day priority and... according to the tracking... they still haven't even made it to my state yet. Freaking out a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Neos are pretty hardy- even in the mail if packaged right. I wouldn't get concerned until you open the box. Shrimpie and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Well I hope they are REALLY hardy - they still haven't arrived. It looks like tomorrow. Which means they will have been in transit for 6 days I am not expecting to have them survive. I feel so bad for the little guys. The seller sent it 2 day priority mail, the tracking says it should have been delivered friday. As of today it is still in transit. Not looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I've had a package lost in the mail for 2 weeks once. I told the buyer I would make everything okay, since he and I figured they'd be DOA. When he finally got the box, all were alive and well. Don't give up hope! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Well surprise surprise... they arrived and NO DOAs!!!! They sure are tough little buggers! So, now I have about 15 snowball neos very happily zipping around their new tank. I bet they are glad that trip is over! h4n, EbiBunBun, countryboy12484 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Great news. Any they look good. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thank you! I am so excited! And Han is sending me some samples of food without the astaxanthin (Thank you Han and thank you soothing for pointing that out!!) and I have some alder cones that are now in there. So... deep breath... hopefully they love their new home and I can learn about shrimp care and... maybe babies one day! Thank you for all of your help here too, you are all great! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 On its way to you! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbiBunBun Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 They are so cute! What kind of substrate is that? Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Yay! glad they got there safe Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 They are so cute! What kind of substrate is that? Thank you and the substrate is floramax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nice! How do you like the Floramax? I used it in my last tank, was actually pretty happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I have been happy with the floramax. The price is decent, I can get it locally and the plants and fish/shrimp all seem fine with it. Plus I don't have to cap it so that is another plus h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted December 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 molt already? Good or bad? I was shocked and thought I had a few dead shrimp but realized it wasn't a full 'shrimp'. wow Also, they had been ignoring (completely) that other shrimp food pellet I had gotten. I thought they weren't hungry or worried they couldn't find the feeding dish and I had to suction it out as it got icky. Han's samples came today (hurray) and I plopped in a small piece of snowflake. Within minutes the shrimp had not only found it in the feeding dish, but they were devouring it! I was shocked and happy! I will be trying some of the others, but snowflake is definitely on my shopping list now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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