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Do cherry shrimp eat phytoplankton?

Asked: Christian Grenier, Last Updated:

While they will mostly eat the small scraps of whatever your shrimp deem to be too tiny, they also feed well off of phytoplankton. These tiny plant-like cellular organisms make the perfect food for copepods and when they are eaten will make the copepods a much more nutritious food source for the shrimp.

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    Kill the fish by freezing it or putting it on ice for an extended length of time. Photograph the fish if you have access to a camera so the species of snakehead fish can be positively identified. Contact your nearest fish and game agency or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (703-358-2148) as soon as possible.

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