Least Killifish

aluka · 03-05-2013, 01:17 AM

Hi,

I got a pair of least kilifish and 2 babies. I was wondering if it is safe to keep them with my shrimp colony. they are pretty tiny. The person that sold them to me said they keep them with their cherry colony, but he cannot say if they ate any of the babies or not.

I have a bit of a daphnia issue, which is why i want to put them in with the shrimps lol. Or should i put them in let them eat all the daphnia and then put them in their own tank?

GeToChKn · 03-05-2013, 02:12 AM

There is 1 or 2 members that keep them with shrimp. They are one of the smallest fish you can get, so they are probably fairly safe and in a well planted or big moss tank, probably wouldn't peck off too many babies.

With that said, I might keep them with cherries or yellows or something that is prolific and cheap if a few babies are eaten. They wouldn't be kept with my SSS or anything though, 1 baby eaten is a $15-$20 snack. lol.

Bananariot · 03-05-2013, 06:33 AM

I took them out......eventually I saw them go after juvie shrimp and wondered where all the babies went.......

Now the babies are out about and roaming.

wicca27 · 03-05-2013, 01:27 PM

mine never bothered baby shrimp but it kinda depends on the fish. i also have a betta with some of my mystery shrimp and he doesnt eat them but most have problems with bettas and shrimp

03-05-2013, 01:17 AM	#1
aluka Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 655	Least Killifish Hi, I got a pair of least kilifish and 2 babies. I was wondering if it is safe to keep them with my shrimp colony. they are pretty tiny. The person that sold them to me said they keep them with their cherry colony, but he cannot say if they ate any of the babies or not. I have a bit of a daphnia issue, which is why i want to put them in with the shrimps lol. Or should i put them in let them eat all the daphnia and then put them in their own tank?

03-05-2013, 02:12 AM	#2
GeToChKn Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,115	There is 1 or 2 members that keep them with shrimp. They are one of the smallest fish you can get, so they are probably fairly safe and in a well planted or big moss tank, probably wouldn't peck off too many babies. With that said, I might keep them with cherries or yellows or something that is prolific and cheap if a few babies are eaten. They wouldn't be kept with my SSS or anything though, 1 baby eaten is a $15-$20 snack. lol. __________________ 20g platy, , 2 x 10g shrimp, 3 x 20g shrimp, 7.5g shrimp and 1 great dane/mastiff puppy. Sump Pimp #2 My Tanks and my shrimps

03-05-2013, 06:33 AM	#3
Bananariot Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Stony Brook, NY Posts: 2,517	I took them out......eventually I saw them go after juvie shrimp and wondered where all the babies went....... Now the babies are out about and roaming. __________________ A Poor College Student's 12 Gallon Long ~~R.I.P. My College 10 Gallon Exploration x3~~ 12G Rimless Club

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03-05-2013, 01:27 PM	#4
wicca27 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Knox Posts: 2,812	mine never bothered baby shrimp but it kinda depends on the fish. i also have a betta with some of my mystery shrimp and he doesnt eat them but most have problems with bettas and shrimp