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The Ghost Shrimp
I feed ghost shrimp to my black ghost knife and the other inhabitants of the 55 gallon about once a month. Same with my African clawed frogs. They are good occasional feeders because they are free of the diseases that come with feeder fish like guppies or goldfish, but they have been known to constipate fish if they are offered too regularly. Ghost shrimp make great scavengers. I actually prefer them over cories. They can be kept in unfiltered bowls if ample live plants are present. However, I've never had a ghost shrimp survive more than its first molt. Every one I've had as a bottom-feeder has died within a month or a month and a half. Some people say it's lack of iodine. Gurus say that's nonsense. I'd love to know what it takes to keep these things alive cause I really enjoy them in my planted vases.
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Ghost
Shrimp. Glass shrimp. Feeder shrimp. You can find these little critters
at Wal-mart by the truckloads (and quite frankly, ghost shrimp are about
the only livestock I'd ever purchase from Wal-mart). Children seem to
love them as they skitter along the glass and flutter in the water.
You can watch them ingest their food and then observe as it is digested
in their stomach.