Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Is anyone using grass (also called ghost or glass) shrimp in their raft tanks to clean up detritus and add more nutrients?

i have some in my system, 3 55 gallon tanks, one with 30 or so smaller yp and bg, one with about 15 bigger yp and yp, and the middle tank w/ rosy reds, glass shrimp, daphnia, and crayfish.. i imagine the daphnia (and maybe the glass shrimp) have gotten ino the filters and growbeds

I'm looking into using Asellus aquaticus (water lice) for cleaning solid trapping filter media in a raft system. Some people have had great results using them in koi ponds.

Generally, the idea of using bugs, shrimp etc to clean up detritus is really interesting and sounds like it has lots of potential.