Grains or Tabs?

[Zorba]

Another newbie question

 

Before I get my shrimp I want to organise their food first. I see that some foods are offered in grain or tabs, which is the most commonly used or preferred?

 

I see advantages for both, grains being smaller can perhaps be carried away and therefore more security and easier to break down and tabs not being small forces the shrimp to eat on display

 

Is there any other important reasons to feed one or the other? I now that the shrimplets will be fed on powder but its the adults I am focusing on first

[fishmosy]

I like using tabs for the reasons you've outlined, especially for the all in pile-ups, but also good for checking to see newly berried females, or females no longer berried that were, sick shrimp, ect. but also the absence of a shrimp may also be an important signal.

The pther reason I like tabs is because it makes it easier to track how much you are feeding. No fiddly measuring of grains. One or two tabs per tank, and I'm onto feeding the next tank.

[Aquathumb]

Personally I prefer very small grains, .5mm are good. I like that every shrimp gets a ball and can take off with it and eat in peace, rather then have to fight in a huddle (which does look cool). The juvis seem to sometimes have trouble getting to the tabs with much lager shrimp pushing and trampling all over them. I feed both though and its much of a muchness...

[ShrimpDesigns]

I have to agree with fishmosy. When they're all fighting over one piece it looks cool plus you often see something you wouldn't expect like a pregnant shrimp or a new baby.