Source for live ghost shrimp in the Denver Metro area?

[djkms]

Anyone know where to get live ghost shrimp in the Denver Metro area?

 

[Cake_Boss]

Don't know what metro area is (where I'm from it's all just considered Denver) but Elite had some last time I was in

 

[dv3]

yup elite only place i ever seen them

 

[Oceans]

Todds tropical fish has them as well.

 

[aztecdreams]

Fish Den usually has them

 

[chrislorentz]

Elite reef

 

[KhensuRa]

i will call a buddy of mine for you as he has been trying to raise them. I know Fish Den has them and is probably the closest place to us.

 

[chrislorentz]

Be careful fish den is usually about 3 times more on just about every thing

 

[Wicked Color]

Aqua Imports has them all the time. (not metro)

 

[djkms]

Boy you weren't lying about fish Den. 60cents for ghost shrimp. Only 25cents from Elite but they are out

 

[othercents]

Neptune has them.

 

[djkms]

Just called them - 45cents each. Now I know we are talking change here but I buy them about 20 at a time and that's a pretty decent price difference. I think just about every Denver Metro LFS is off their rocker except for Elite. They seem to be the only LFS with good prices, knowledgeable staff and good stock. I swear every other LFS I go to must be smoking their livestock with their prices. This is why I only shop at elite if I am getting stuff locally.

Now I am not talking about other stores not in my driving distance....example: D&G

 

[othercents]

BTW. Neptunes does a special for people who buy a lot of ghost shrimp. I think it is something like 100 for $25 and they will allow you to pick them up over time. They keep track in their fancy computer. I hope it doesn't break.

 

[djkms]

Well Elite isnt far from my work and Neptunes is a somewhat of a hike for me. Not to mention you have to buy 100 to get them for a quarter, I can buy one from Elite for a quarter - thanks for the info though

 

[othercents]

I figured, I live close to neptunes and it would cost me more to drive to elite than to pay their pricing.

If you use so many why don't you start breeding them? Are they that hard to breed?

 

[djkms]

Ive thought about it but I am trying to get my Betta to eat frozen food. Not to mention I am already culturing 2 types of phytoplankton, rotifers and copepods.

 

[othercents]

I am already culturing 2 types of phytoplankton, rotifers and copepods.

Sounds like a natural progression.

 

[Henc]

Golden Fish on Colfax has them as well, not sure about the price, though.