Black Shell Shrimp feed on algae and plant and animal carcasses. They also enjoy meaty foods such as frozen bloodworms which is one of their favorite foods.

Black Shell Shrimp is a very gentle shrimp, will not attack any fish in the tank, no need to specially feed, the temperature requirements are not high (but try to avoid high temperature), and inhibit the algae in the tank has a very big role, so the black shell shrimp can be said to be a very good aquarium cleaner.

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Because of the small size of the black shell shrimp, when mixed with some ornamental fish, it is easy to be attacked by them, so it is suitable for mixing with some small ornamental fish with a gentle temperament, but be sure to avoid mixing with nocturnal ornamental fish.

Black-shelled shrimp growth process, every once in a while will molt, usually occurs at night, moulting shrimp body will emit a fishy smell, and nocturnal fish usually sensitive sense of smell and good at drilling holes, which for the moulting of the black-shelled shrimp is very dangerous.

Because of this, it is usually necessary to set up some shelters in the aquarium at night for them to hide, and do not turn on the lamps freely, because the light at night may induce the black shell shrimp to molt earlier, and it will also affect their feeding, because in general, the black shell shrimp is the most active before the early hours of the morning.

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