I see this question many times on what kind of feed to use to get my shrimps to saddle and berry eventually.
Actually shrimps are not very fussy eater, as Long as we provide a diet of plant and animal diet that will be sufficient. The misconception about feeding X food or a series of food to encourage shrimp to saddle. This is not the only factor that helps saddling.
The list below will help in saddling:
- Good water parameters (0,0 on ammonia and nitrite, <10 ppm of nitrate is ideal, pH, kH GH and tds
- Temperature stability
- Sufficient food
- Sufficient tank space
So if the question is asked in another way if all my parameters are well, how do I ensure the chances to increase saddling continuously? What kind of food will help replenish the energy loss during berry.
Basically I would say a stable food source which is both daily feed of pellet and a constant food source lubao.
This is a Long term food source, I usually change it out every month. I presoak it for 3 days to dilute the potency for tanks where I have fewer than 50 shrimps.
This constant food source allow shrimps to graze when the pellet is consumed.
This is the complete food that I’m using, take note this is the 1st edition which is phased out but due to a special request, the breeder decide to help me make a batch.
The pellet is quite Long and I break it up to 2-3 pieces which means I can feed 2-3 tanks!
Due to my busy schedule I often only rely on stability to help shrimps feel more comfortable and hence also improve the breeding chances.
This proven method is widely used in Taiwan. Other then a few types of pellet I also feed organic spinach (blanched).
Hope this blog entry helps!
If you are interested in the food I use it is shipped worldwide.
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