Tristan wrote:
Our local lfs who is marine fish only dealer handles the ghost shrimp.
They are kept in fresh water......small less than 1" and most are even
smaller. The will exist for a day or so in salt water, a bit longer in
brackish water, but are pushed mainly for food sources, not permanent
residents of a fuge or DT.

I'll check around too. We have a local shrimp fishing industry and a
state park with a 300 gallon aquarium with native species.

Of course, there is live bait shrimp but I wouldn't trust the tank it
comes out of. Maybe I can find a better supply.

I'm just thinking it would be good for the fish to have something to do
all day besides hang around and look cute. :-) Having some food hidden
in the rocks may be just the ticket.

My tang seems much happier on less food with my hanging seaweed shell.
He needs to work harder and a feeding lasts for 6-8 hours. He may
actually get more food because it doesn't end up in the skimmer.


Pez is right with brine shrimp, most large fish wil not bother with
them, but they are fine for smaller fish.......but unless they are
containedin a special setup to rear them up to adult size they are all
just fresh food or snacks.

My closest decent LFS is an hour away, so I haven't made the trip yet.
I'll check into it.

--Kurt