Feeding and Nutrition :: ghost shrimp

[rsour24]

should i get ghost shrimp for my turtle?
i can get them for 10cents each but im afraid he wont see them or something should i get him some or just not bother? its about a 2" turtles now

[wiccabrat]

Mine love ghost shrimp and always manage to find them.

[rsour24]

how many would u recommend getting?

[BullDog]

Man, I wish I could get ghost shrimp for 10c each! The cheapest here is 99c, and most places sell them for $2.99+ I got a couple each for my turts one time. I saw them for the first couple of days, and then they disappeared. I figured they got eaten. But 2 weeks later when I was doing a water change, sure enough, they they were! They're sneaky little buggers! Though not sneaky enough. I'm quite sure they're gone now

What size is your tank? That would help gauge how many to put in there.

[wiccabrat]

I throw in a dozen every 2 weeks and they snack for a few days till they're gone, except my softshell he eats them all in about 5 minutes. lol

[rsour24]

my tank has like 20 gallons in it now, should have abour 28 once i finish me ATBA there are also guppies in there and some goldfish(there are not a lot of goldfish and im not getting more bc i found out they r not the best for turtles)

[BullDog]

I'd say anywhere between 10-20 would be a good number. If there are some spots for them to hide, then they'll last longer. They help clean the junk from the bottom of the tank.

[rsour24]

im getting some tonight ill probably get 12-15

[fanboy]

I placed two in with my RES. The RES chased them for a bit but eventually gave up. One got eaten after a few days but I think it may have just died...I figured the other one got eaten too as I hadn't seen it for 3 weeks, but the other day I saw something wizz past super fast and realised the other shrimp was still alive They are close to impossible to spot sometimes!