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Shrimp & invertebrate food

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Shrimp & invertebrate food

Hikari Shrimp Cuisine: sinking pellet of fish meal, krill meal, wheat, alfalfa, seaweed, spirulina, kale, with vitamins and minerals including copper sulfate (copper min 29 mg/kg); protein min 40%. Fluval Bug Bites Shrimp: granule based on black soldier fly larvae and salmon, enriched with calcium and vitamin D; protein min 32%, fat min 12%.

For: Freshwater ornamental shrimp (Caridina and Neocaridina).

How to feed: Hikari Shrimp Cuisine: multiple times daily, what shrimp consume within a few minutes; remove uneaten food. Fluval Bug Bites Shrimp: once daily, what shrimp eat in two minutes

Careful: Overfeeding/uneaten food degrades water quality, which harms shrimp long-term; remove leftovers.

Examples you may see in shops: Hikari Shrimp Cuisine, Fluval Bug Bites Shrimp Formula. Not endorsements.

Facts checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026. See sources

Who eats it

79 species

Cherry shrimpNeocaridina davidi

Easy3 cm18–28 °C

Amano shrimpCaridina multidentata

Easy3.5 cm20–28 °C

Crystal red shrimpCaridina cantonensis

Moderate3 cm20–24 °C

Ghost shrimpPalaemon paludosus

Easy4 cm20–27 °C

Bamboo shrimpAtyopsis moluccensis

Moderate7 cm23–28 °C

Vampire shrimpAtya gabonensis

Moderate15 cm24–29 °C

Dwarf orange crayfishCambarellus patzcuarensis

Easy4 cm18–26 °C

Electric blue crayfishProcambarus alleni

Moderate12 cm18–26 °C

Thai micro crabLimnopilos naiyanetri

Moderate1 cm23–28 °C

Vampire crabGeosesarma spp. (e.g. G. dennerle, G. hagen)

Moderate1 cm22–28 °C

Zebra nerite snailVittina natalensis

Easy2.5 cm22–26 °C

Horned nerite snailClithon corona

Easy2 cm22–26 °C

Mystery snailPomacea diffusa

Easy5 cm20–28 °C

Ramshorn snailPlanorbella duryi

Easy2.5 cm22–28 °C

Assassin snailAnentome helena

Easy2.5 cm24–27 °C

Malaysian trumpet snailMelanoides tuberculata

Easy2.5 cm18–30 °C

Bladder snailPhysella acuta

Rabbit snailTylomelania spp.

Moderate8 cm26–30 °C

Japanese trapdoor snailCipangopaludina japonica

Blue bolt shrimpCaridina cantonensis

Moderate3 cm21–25 °C

Taiwan bee shrimpCaridina cantonensis

Hard3 cm21–25 °C

Tiger shrimpCaridina mariae

Moderate3 cm20–25 °C

Cardinal shrimpCaridina dennerli

Hard2.5 cm28–30 °C

Sulawesi spinata shrimpCaridina spinata

Hard2.5 cm28–30 °C

Malawa shrimpCaridina parvidentata

Easy1.5 cm16–30 °C

Red-nose shrimpGracidina gracilirostris

Easy4 cm20–28 °C

Babaulti shrimpCaridina babaulti

Easy4 cm24–28 °C

Ninja shrimpMarosina serratirostris

Easy3 cm24–28 °C

Bumblebee shrimpCaridina sp. (bumblebee shrimp complex; often sold as Caridina cf. breviata)

Moderate3 cm17–24 °C

Singapore flower shrimpAtyopsis spinipes

Moderate7 cm22–28 °C

Giant freshwater prawnMacrobrachium rosenbergii

Moderate32 cm25–30 °C

Whisker shrimpMacrobrachium assamense

Zhangjiajie shrimpNeocaridina zhangjiajiensis

Australian glass shrimpParatya australiensis

Marbled crayfishProcambarus virginalis

Easy12 cm18–25 °C

Red swamp crayfishProcambarus clarkii

Easy12 cm21–27 °C

Red claw crayfishCherax quadricarinatus

Easy25 cm23–31 °C

YabbyCherax destructor

Easy16 cm20–25 °C

Zebra crayfishCherax peknyi

Easy10 cm20–25 °C

Holthuis crayfishCherax holthuisi

Easy10 cm20–25 °C

Blue moon crayfishCherax pulcher

Easy12 cm20–25 °C

Boesemani crayfishCherax boesemani

Albertisi crayfishCherax albertisii

Cajun dwarf crayfishCambarellus shufeldtii

Easy4 cm15–26 °C

Montezuma dwarf crayfishCambarellus montezumae

Easy3.7 cm18–28 °C

Swamp dwarf crayfishCambarellus puer

Easy3.5 cm15–25 °C

Rainbow land crabCardisoma armatum

Red claw crabParasesarma bidens

Moderate5 cm24–27 °C

Panther crabParathelphusa pantherina

Moderate5 cm26–30 °C

Thai devil crabGeosesarma sp. 'Thai Devil'

Matano crabSyntripsa matannensis

Moderate27–30 °C

Fiddler crabLeptuca (Uca) sp.

Orange poso rabbit snailTylomelania toradjarum

Easy5.4 cm26–30 °C

Yellow rabbit snailTylomelania towutica

Easy26–30 °C

Giant gold rabbit snailTylomelania gemmifera

Moderate7.5 cm24–29 °C

Sulawesi fire snailCeletaia persculpta

Moderate3 cm24–28 °C

Pagoda snailBrotia pagodula

Easy5 cm18–26 °C

Tiger nerite snailVittina turrita

Easy3 cm22–28 °C

Olive nerite snailVitta usnea

Easy2.5 cm20–26 °C

Black racer nerite snailNeritina sp. (black racer)

Easy2.5 cm22–28 °C

And 19 more in the encyclopedia.

Sources

5 facts checked with sources

What it iscorrectedShrimp Cuisine - Hikari Sales USA · Bulk Reef Supply - Fluval Bug Bites Shrimp Granules
Who it's forcorrectedShrimp Cuisine - Hikari Sales USA · Bulk Reef Supply - Fluval Bug Bites Shrimp Granules
How to feedcorrectedShrimp Cuisine - Hikari Sales USA · Bulk Reef Supply - Fluval Bug Bites Shrimp Granules
ProductsShrimp Cuisine - Hikari Sales USA · Bulk Reef Supply - Fluval Bug Bites Shrimp Granules
SafetycorrectedShrimp Cuisine - Hikari Sales USA