Will apisto trifasciatas eat cherry red shrimp?

notropis · 06-26-2006, 07:02 PM

Mind you, in this case I want them to be able to eat them!

The scenario:
new 10 gallon setup

Looking for:
a pair of apistos (or other dwarf cichlid) that will be happy in the 10 gal

required:
must eat red cherry shrimp (among other things)

Anyone with experience, an opinion, advice, or just 2cents? All appreciated

Wasserpest · 06-26-2006, 07:30 PM

When the Apistos are fully grown, and hungry, there is no doubt in my mind they will go after the Cherries. Feed 'em frozen bloodworms once in a while, they get the hint quickly.

They might leave fully grown female shrimps alone, but that will depend on the specific personalities of the Apistos.

Like with Bettas, where some of them prefer flakes, others like the little red wiggly things.

I had Rams with Cherries, and while they left the adults pretty much alive, not many youngsters survived.

cbennett · 06-27-2006, 07:11 PM

YES. I have trifasciatas in my main tank - there *was* three Amanos in there and now there is just one that the male apisto occasionally tries to nip on. I think it only survives because it is a very old, big honkin' mama of an Amano shrimp. Cherries would be lunch.

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notropis Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NW Posts: 123	Will apisto trifasciatas eat cherry red shrimp? Mind you, in this case I want them to be able to eat them! The scenario: new 10 gallon setup Looking for: a pair of apistos (or other dwarf cichlid) that will be happy in the 10 gal required: must eat red cherry shrimp (among other things) Anyone with experience, an opinion, advice, or just 2cents? All appreciated __________________ 20 gallon tall (65 Watts PC and DIY CO2) w/ 14 beckford pencilfish, 2 otos, 2 cories , 1 schistura loach, 1 elder CAE, assorted plants in various stages of success plus lots and lots of red cherry shrimp! http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...ts-photos.html 10 gallon pencilfish tank with 12 beckford fry, 3 eques pencilfish, rcs, blyxa, watersprite, java, moss, stems http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...ape-ideas.html

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Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (56) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 9,204	When the Apistos are fully grown, and hungry, there is no doubt in my mind they will go after the Cherries. Feed 'em frozen bloodworms once in a while, they get the hint quickly. They might leave fully grown female shrimps alone, but that will depend on the specific personalities of the Apistos. Like with Bettas, where some of them prefer flakes, others like the little red wiggly things. I had Rams with Cherries, and while they left the adults pretty much alive, not many youngsters survived. __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

06-27-2006, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
cbennett Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 783	YES. I have trifasciatas in my main tank - there was three Amanos in there and now there is just one that the male apisto occasionally tries to nip on. I think it only survives because it is a very old, big honkin' mama of an Amano shrimp. Cherries would be lunch. __________________ 60 gallon planted - Filstar Pimp #38 pressurized CO2 w/ ADA diffuser, 175 watts (10000K/6500K), XP3, 100% ADA Aquasoil Discus; Apisto. trifasciatas; cardinal, three-spot and red phantom tetras; BN plecos; golden, niger and zebra otocinclus 12 gallon eclipse planted Excel, 32 watts (6500K), gravel/laterite mix emerald eye rasbora, jellybean tetras, rasbora maculata, Corydoras habrosus, cherry and CRS shrimp

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