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There are over 2000 species of shrimp in the world. Some are carnivorous, some herbivorous, some omnivorous, and some are scavengers. Exact diet varies between species.
With thousands of shrimp species, many with different life cycles, many living in different parts of the world in dramatically different ecosystems, shrimp are opportunistic omnivores eating both plants and animals (dead and alive) which are nearest and easiest to grab and ingest.
Larvae shrimp consume whatever they drift with, namely plankton. Plankton may consist of algae, bacteria, and single cell plants or animals and detritus.
Many species migrate to shallow and brackish waters looking for food on the bottom. They eat plant detritus, worms, decaying animal parts such as clams, fish and snails. Many species are cannibalistic.
Farmed shrimp: they consume plant detritus, worms, decaying animal parts such as clams, fish and snails like their wild counterparts. With normal bottom surface movement shrimp stir up the bottom silt promoting the growth of algae. Some species are cannibalistic and are grown in less dense ponds.
By far, most food is introduced as fish food pellets or brine shrimp and fed at prescribed amounts per weight of growing shrimp. The bulk of farmed shrimp are from the Pacific Rim.
Elinor McDermott
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∙ 14y agoShrimps Get Eaten By Arctic Cod.
Shrimps are also eaten by birds like spoonbills and flamingos, different kinds of fish, mammals like dolphins, whales, and walruses. Also human beings.
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∙ 7y agoFish and Bottlenose Dolphins
Shrimp eat
plankton, zooplankton
People.
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Do humans eat shrimp?
yes they do eat shrimp...
What do goat shrimp eat?
Goat shrimp eat Horny Goat Shrimp Weed
Do alligators eat shrimp?
Yes alligators eat shrimp.
What doesn't eat a shrimp?
I can't eat shrimp, I am allergic to them.
Who will eat shrimp?
shrimp eaters.
Do krill eat shrimp?
Shrimp normally scour the sea floor for food so shrimp don't normally eat live krill. Shrimp usually eat the leftovers of a krill.
What plants do shrimp eat?
Shrimp eat seaweed and plankton because they are omnivores
Does shrimp eat shrimp?
Normally, a shrimp would not turn cannibalistic. However, there are shrimp that eat other shrimp if they are infected such as those that contract the black rot disease.
What do baby shrimps eat?
Baby shrimp, and adult shrimp, eat plankton.
Can you eat shrimp on the Atkins diet?
Yes, you can eat shrimp on the Atkins diet.
Do shrimp eat plants?
Shrimp eat seaweed and plankton because they are omnivores
What do cleaner shrimp eat?
Cleaner shrimp eat the parasites from other organisms.
