Steve R. Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I wanted to diversify the food that I am giving to my shrimps and just dropped a shelled unprocessed walnut (after soaking in water for 1 hour) in a tank with Caridina sulawesi. The shrimps went nuts over it. My reasoning was that nuts are natural food sources for shrimps when they fall into their habitats and that walnuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which are supposedly essential for shrimps. Do any of you have experience with feeding nuts to your shrimps? Nuts for nuts SurraGync 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Never thought of this but it makes sense. Nuts are also high in protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I would have never guessed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 They're also pretty high in oil, but aquatic species have a tendency to favor (and properly utilize) high protein, high lipid foods. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Did they finish eating the nut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I broke the walnut into 5 smaller pieces last night. This morning they are still over the pieces but not as crazy as yesterday. The nut is pretty solid. I am not too worried about negative effects on the water quality. If fungi or bacteria grow on it, the shrimps will eat the biofilm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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