RCS population with Rams

PapHater · 03-19-2013, 05:34 AM

I'm in the planning stage for my 75g and I'm curious if a well established population of RCS would be able sustain themselves with 4 or 5 rams in the tank? I know they will be a great snack for the rams but I'm wondering if they could breed fast enough to mitigate the losses.

CookieM · 03-19-2013, 05:41 AM

Not fast enough for a 75g tank. Rams are so aggressive it make guppies and tetras looks like whimps lol. Also a an adult shrimp fit in a rams mouth so you won't even see adult alive let alone breeding.

tunatime · 03-19-2013, 07:47 AM

I would think if you had a few 100 and a lot of hiding places it might work.you could also make a breeding tank and keep adding more shrimp to the big tank as they get eaten.
If you are going to try thia i would start whit a 100 shimp and leave them be fore at least 4 months or so that way they will be a lot of baby shimps for them to eat. If you could make this work then it would be a realy cool tank to watch whit the rams allways hunting the shimp.

**MABJ** · 03-19-2013, 12:53 PM

Highly doubt it. A breeding cycle takes over a month to happen once.

Jaws would find them and their babies lol.

PapHater · 03-19-2013, 10:47 PM

Yeah that's pretty much what I figured.

Thanks for the feed back though.

03-19-2013, 05:34 AM	#1
PapHater Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Idaho Posts: 49	RCS population with Rams I'm in the planning stage for my 75g and I'm curious if a well established population of RCS would be able sustain themselves with 4 or 5 rams in the tank? I know they will be a great snack for the rams but I'm wondering if they could breed fast enough to mitigate the losses.

03-19-2013, 12:53 PM	#4
MABJ Invert Warrior (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY Posts: 3,305	RCS population with Rams Highly doubt it. A breeding cycle takes over a month to happen once. Jaws would find them and their babies lol. __________________ Check out my tanks: Mark's Almost ADA \|18" Long DBP Tank \|10" Tall CRS Spec \| .5 Gallon cube \| New to shrimp? Need help? Check out these threads: \|Essential tools to buy\|List of inverts\|Sage advice\| Mark A Belcher Junior, A proud member: DBP Club

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

03-19-2013, 05:41 AM	#2
CookieM Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: CA, USA Posts: 627	Not fast enough for a 75g tank. Rams are so aggressive it make guppies and tetras looks like whimps lol. Also a an adult shrimp fit in a rams mouth so you won't even see adult alive let alone breeding.

03-19-2013, 07:47 AM	#3
tunatime Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: LA Posts: 101	I would think if you had a few 100 and a lot of hiding places it might work.you could also make a breeding tank and keep adding more shrimp to the big tank as they get eaten. If you are going to try thia i would start whit a 100 shimp and leave them be fore at least 4 months or so that way they will be a lot of baby shimps for them to eat. If you could make this work then it would be a realy cool tank to watch whit the rams allways hunting the shimp.

03-19-2013, 10:47 PM	#5
PapHater Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Idaho Posts: 49	Yeah that's pretty much what I figured. Thanks for the feed back though.