I have a 10 gallon fish tank and i was wondering if ghost shrimp are dirty to keep. I just want somthing to eat the extra food at the bottum of the tankk and not make it even more dirty .. if ghost shrimp arent the best then what is? how about those small frogs, or crabs?
Ghost shrimp actually have a very low bio-load, which means that they don't produce a lot of waste. I like them as a small clean up crew. They are really good at scavenging the gravel for leftover food. Sometimes, they will even eat algae in plants (but I wouldn't count on them as algae eaters.) African Dwarf Frogs aer extremely cute, but not a very good clean up crew. Your fish will probably find food in the gravel before the frogs do.
For your tank and purposes, I would highly recommend ghost shrimp.
Ghost Shrimp are very amusing creatures. 3-4 will do great in a 10 gallon. If you want African Dwarf Frogs you could get 3 of those instead of the Ghost Shrimp. Both are great pets ... They still need a 25% water change made every week to thrive along with your fish. Both will clean your aquarium well.
I don't like ghosts. They make me wet the bed ,
