Expands underwater so an entire colony can feed at once.
Snowflake Shrimp Pellets – Freshwater Food
Each pellet expands into a soft grazing mass underwater — the whole colony feeds at once instead of competing over a single piece of food.
Safe for all freshwater shrimp, snails, and dwarf crayfish — feed two to three times per week alongside your regular shrimp diet.
Drop one pellet into the tank and it slowly expands into a soft, fluffy mass that multiple shrimp can graze on from all sides at the same time. This is different from a standard pellet or powder food where a single piece gets claimed by one shrimp while the rest compete for the next one. The expanded surface area gives every shrimp in the colony access to food simultaneously, which visibly reduces the chasing and scrambling that happens during feeding time in an active tank. Crayfish and snails take to these immediately as well, making them a useful all-in-one feeding option for mixed invertebrate tanks. The pellets soften fully within a few minutes and will not leave hard uneaten chunks sitting on the substrate if a portion goes unfinished.
Snowflake pellets have become a staple feeding option in shrimp keeping because of how naturally they encourage group feeding behavior. Watching a full colony gather around an expanding pellet is one of the more satisfying things about keeping shrimp, and it also makes it easy to do a quick count and health check on the colony while they are all gathered in one spot. Experienced shrimp keepers typically rotate snowflake pellets with a protein-based food and a mineral supplement to give the colony a complete and varied diet across the week.
Feed two to three times per week as a supplement alongside your primary shrimp diet. Start with one pellet per ten shrimp and adjust based on how quickly the colony finishes it. Remove any uneaten food after a few hours to maintain water quality. Safe for all freshwater shrimp species including cherry shrimp, ghost shrimp, amano shrimp, and caridina varieties. Also suitable for freshwater snails, dwarf crayfish, and other freshwater invertebrates.