Cleaner Shrimp

I was thinking about getting a pair of cleaner shrimp for my 29 gall. The tank has been running for about four months. What do the cleaner shrimp eat?

 

they do a good job at eating aiptasia and when thats gone they will just eat whatever floats by i highly reccomend them

 

I could be wrong, but I think it is peppermints that eat Aiptasia. Cleaners are scavengers.

 

cleaner shrimp will eat any food. they are pretty comical at feeding time.

 

wow! i am really tired... thanks barbarossa, my bad!

 

Cleaner Shrimp will eat just about anything.

 

my cleaner def eats anything, he has molted about 8 times or so, I agree they are hilarious when trying to get food. They will scavenge at night and clean up uneaten food & whatnot. They will also jump on your hand and try to clean under your fingernails or any cuts you have. Last night I was doing work in my tank and Ronald wouldn't stop trying to clean my cuts, he's like free health care!

 

Cleaner shrimp will eat leftover foods that falls to the sand bed and just about anything else that comes its way. If you stick your hand in the tank, it will try to pick off parts of your skin too, and it does sting when it happens.

 

Everything! Flower hasn't said no to any of the food I've fed the fish...even mysis shrimp

 

Cool, thanks everybody. That will be my next purchase.