Bobad,
grass shrimp seem to do better with a little salt in the water (and calcium), RES like salt too and most fish will resist bacterial skin diseases in slightly brackish water. You'd be surprised how much salt you can add and still not be mid-way to ocean brine water. If you try this, get an inexpensive salt meter from an aquarium store. RES LOVE grass shrimp and crayfish as much as they like snails. Must be that nice cruncy texture. My big indoor tank RES would put on these intense shrimp chases, sometimes they would pop out of the 150 gal rubbermaid onto my floor! Boy, that bream could strike with speed! He would grill 'em into the gravel in the bottom like a rattle snake on top of a pinky mouse hopping along smooth sand! Hope to hear about your using the shrimp as RES bait. When my pond fills, I hope to stock the transparent little shrimp as well. Thanks Bobad, for the encouraging report.
