Do shrimp eat live plants at the bottom of the pond?

Answer 1

While they are still smaller than 1 cm, they don't live on the bottom. They float around in the water. While at this stage they eat small plants and animals that are also suspended in the water. These are known as plankton. Shrimp grow very quickly and after a year they are usually about 4 cm long. By this time they need to live on the bottom to find enough food too keep them going, The variety of food they search for also becomes bigger with a preference for the meat of other animal as food, preferring to hunt after dark for small creatures like small mud shrimp, very small shellfish and worms. Shrimp like to scavenge dead crab, fish and other large creatures. They are also cannibals and smaller shrimp as well as shrimp that have just changed their shell are in danger of being eaten as well. Shrimp will eat anything and play a part in keeping the sea lagoon and river floor clean. The environment they find themselves in does not lend itself to clear visibility so they have developed a keen sense of smell that comes from the feelers that emanate from their heads. with them they can navigate the muddy bottom in the darkness.

Answer 2

No, shrimps don't live in mud. They live in the water. If they are still young, they look like grass.

Answer 3

no