shell on or off?

[sea worthy]

Ifeed my 12inch lionfish a lot of shrimp with the shell off should I be leaving the shell on? If so what benifits does this have?

 

[reeftank27]

this is a question i would like to know myself. I always take it off cuz i dont want them choking.

 

[sea worthy]

I have never tried it with shell on, but in the wild this is what they would get. SOOO the question still stands! anyone else???

 

[chipmaker]

I just dont think anyone in the wild is out there peeling shrimp for all the critters that eat them so they do not choke......I seem to doubt its not a problem for then to do whats natural and thats eat shrimp with the shell / head on......

 

[psusocr1]

i feed my lion shrimp with and without the shell, never chokes or was a problem for him

 

[v-lioness]

I used to remove the shell but now I leave the shell on plus the tail, from my understanding there are Micro-nutrients plus Iodine in the shell, that will benefit your lion.
Kaye

 

[wayne27]

I used to feed my puffer shrimp with the shells and all he did was spit it what couldn't be eaten. I know with puffers at least, it helps grind down their beaks.