Fairy Shrimp Beavertail Eggs
$12.99
- Help Fish Exercise – If your fish are slow or rarely swim, this living food will help them get exercise by swimming for food, thus, giving more motility and better health for the fish.
- Alternative for Pellet Food – In case your fish don’t eat pellet fish food, the living food is a good choice that can provide them a comparably sufficient level of nutrition.
- Increase Fish Survival Rate – Living crustacean, as fish food, is additive-free, chemical-free, and rich in nutrients, which is similar to natural food. You can feed it to newborn fish to gain a higher survival rate.
- One Feeding Can Last for Days – No worry about being away, since you can overfeed your fish with living food in advance and leave them for about a week. Living crustacean can survive 3-10 days without food, and don’t even spoil the water like pellet food does.
- Suit for any Aquatic Pets – Not only fishes, but other amphibians and aquatic animals like shellfish, shrimp, crab, and salamander can also be fed by living crustacean.
General Information of Fairy Shrimp Beavertail
The Beavertail Fairy Shrimp (Thamnocephalus platyurus) is a large and visually striking freshwater crustacean native to the western United States. It is best known for its distinctive paddle-shaped tail, which resembles that of a beaver, as well as its characteristic upside-down swimming behavior. The body is typically translucent to white, often contrasted by a vivid red or orange tail, making this species easy to recognize.
This fairy shrimp inhabits temporary freshwater pools such as rain-filled depressions, seasonal ponds, and vernal pools—environments that dry out periodically. To survive these harsh conditions, T. platyurus produces drought-resistant eggs capable of remaining dormant for long periods until favorable conditions return. Notably, Beavertail Fairy Shrimp eggs can also hatch without the need for a drying period, which makes them easy to culture and allows for continuous breeding under controlled conditions.
Beavertail Fairy Shrimp grow rapidly, reach a relatively large adult size, and begin reproducing within a short time frame, making them especially popular among aquarists and breeders. Due to their fast life cycle, nutritional value, and active swimming behavior, they are widely used as live food for aquarium fish, particularly for encouraging natural hunting instincts and enhancing coloration.
Biology of Fairy Shrimp Beavertail
- Average age: 100 days
- Adult size: length 3-5 centimeters
- Newly-hatched size: length 0.2-0.4 millimeters (200-400 micrometers)
- Reproduce after 12 days of age
- Lay only eggs
Feed Fairy Shrimp Beavertail to Your Fish
Use syringe, dropper, bucket, or aquarium fishnet to transfer Fairy Shrimp to your aquarium. If the population of Fairy Shrimp in the tank is too dense, you can freeze some of them. Live Fairy Shrimp is great food for your tropical fish. We highly recommend it. It is simple to grow if you follow the tips above. Your fish will love eating it.
| Weight | 50 g |
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