400 x Shrimp - Freshwater Glass (2-3cm)

These small shrimp, generally only reaching a maximum size of 2.5cm, are harmless omnivorous scavengers, suitable for any freshwater tank. As you can see, they are completely see-through, meaning that at a glance you can see what they last ate! 

They are particularly useful in home aquariums because they love to feed on algae and keep your tank clean. If there are no algae, the shrimp will eat the leftovers of anything that you feed to your other fish. They are hardy little animals, and can generally take care of themselves. Glass Shrimp can be viewed as food by larger fish, but if they have plenty of cover in your aquarium, you can give them a good chance of survival in a fish-populated aquarium.

For example, we use them in tanks with our small rainbow fish to control the algae. Glass Shrimp are very unlikely to cause any harm to even your smallest fish or eggs, and are not interested in anything moving. How many should you put in your tank? It is unwise to put much more than 60-100 into a 4-foot tank.

They are quite small but with many of them they will add to the biomass in the tank, and if the tank is already loaded with fish it could be too much for your filter system. Supplied shrimp is around 1-2cm long.