River shrimps are omnivorous animals. Young shrimps feed on plankton and algae in the water. They can eat fish, mussels, snails, distiller's grains, bean cakes and other foods when feeding. It is suggested that animal feed should be the main food. River shrimps are usually active at night, so it is recommended to feed them at night. Be sure to give enough feed, otherwise they will kill each other when the feed is insufficient.

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Culture method of river shrimp: it is appropriate to choose a freshwater pond or shrimp pond with an area of 3-5 mu, a water depth of1.5-2.5 meters, sufficient fresh water sources, no pollution and sandy bottom. Before the shrimp fry are stocked 1 week, they are filtered with a 60-80 mesh sieve, and the water is 30cm, and 50 kg of base fertilizer (fermented animal manure) or 5 kg of urea are applied per mu to cultivate the basic bait.

Generally, 30,000 to 40,000 shrimps with 0.7 ~1.0 cm should be planted per mu, and seedlings below 0.7 cm should be temporarily raised. The shrimp pond can be mixed with 80 ~10 ~ 20 cm silver carp species. Generally, after 80 ~100 days, shrimp can be caught and sold according to market conditions when the body is 7 ~10 cm long. It can be caught by net or released water, and transported by dry method for 36 hours without water, and the survival rate can reach 90%.

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