Will a BTA eat fresh water ghost shrimp?

[TIGER SHARK]

Is it ok for the BTA to eat these if it will? Just looking for a meal thats more entertaining than dead krill for when I have guests over :D

[BonsaiNut]

I would assume so, though I have never tried it.

Back when I had larger adult clowns that would feed their anemone, I used to dump feeder guppies into my reef. The clowns would hunt them down, grab them, and haul them back to the anemone. It was a LOT easier than buying, storing, and cutting up fresh fish.

[absolut]

Wouldn't the feeder guppys just immediately float or sink if dropped into SW??? That also has to go back to the topic of the lionfish/goldfish debate where FW fish dont provide the right nutrition for SW species...right??

[TIGER SHARK]

I tried a guppy before but the BTA didnt seem too interested in eating it. FW fish will last for a couple minutes in SW, at least the goldfish would when I used to feed my lion. I know you are right about goldfish not providing proper nutrition, not sure about guppies tho.

[supernip]

ive tried. it doesnt work. the shell is too hard and they move too fast. they just get out of the anemone

[BonsaiNut]

Some freshwater fish will live indefinitely in saltwater (for example, mollies). Guppies will live for a half hour or more. My anemones didn't seem to complain one bit - they certainly ate them fast enough.