Shrimp lollipops
Shrimp lollies 🦐🦐🦐 are an attractive supplementary food that has been gaining popularity among aquarium shrimp keepers in recent years. They consist of small balls or sticks attached to a skewer or bamboo stick, which not only taste good to the shrimp but are also nutritionally valuable and contribute to their health and condition.
The picture shows high-quality lollies from Roman Štěpánek from Brno - you can find his offer here: https://www.foraquarist.com/produkt/1785-dobroty-pro-krevetky-a-rybky
The declared composition of shrimp lollies can be seen in the photo, proportionally it is: herbs (50%), artemia (25%), and pollen (25%) on each stick.
Bee flower (pollen) is a common component of lollies, as it contains a large amount of protein, iron, calcium, phosphorus, and other minerals and trace elements. It is pollen that bees collect directly from flowers and bring to the hive.
Lollies are particularly suitable for freshwater shrimp Neocaridina and Caridina
For Neocaridina species, such as:
- Red Cherry
- Blue Velvet
- Yellow Neon
- Orange Sakura
For Caridina species, for example:
- Crystal Red/Crystal Black
- Bee Shrimp
- Taiwan Bee
- Tangerine Tiger
These shrimp enjoy nibbling on the lollies while also providing them with necessary nutrition, supporting their condition and stimulating natural feeding behavior 🙂.
How to properly use lollies for shrimp?
Simply stick the lolly into the substrate or place it in a holder directly in the aquarium.
It is recommended to offer them to shrimp as a supplement to regular feeding 1–2 times a week.
Observe the behavior of the shrimp to avoid overfeeding and prevent unnecessary water pollution.
Where to buy lollies for shrimp or how to make them?
If you do not want to embark on making them yourself, which can be an interesting experience, you can buy them at aquarium online shops, but I recommend not buying from anonymous commercial manufacturers, but from Czech producers, where you have a guarantee of quality and which you can find here on ForAquarist, where you can find manufacturers from Brno or Kostelec na Hané, just type in the search: lollies
