Platy's & Shrimp

tylergvolk · 11-07-2012, 03:48 AM

Has any successfully bread both Platy's and Shrimp in the same tank?

stevenjohn21 · 11-07-2012, 03:52 AM

With a big tank and plenty of plants/hiding spots i guess it can be done. But whats the point in getting shrimp if you never get to see them due to them hiding ?

Diana · 11-07-2012, 03:53 AM

Breaded shrimp? ;-)

I would think that Platies would eat the shrimp, and only the Platies would successfully breed. The shrimp might breed if there are enough hiding places, but the shrimp population would not last long.

tylergvolk · 11-07-2012, 04:11 AM

Currently, I have 5 small platy's and 20 something shrimp in a 20L. the platys currently leave the shrimp alone because the shrimp are larger. I was just wondering if someone's gunna get some action around here or what! lol my girlfriend is out of town...

Mmmmm, breaded shrimp. I'm off to red lobster. haha

rrastro · 11-07-2012, 05:07 AM

When the platy size up I doubt the shrimp will survive. My platy are like aquatic carnivorous cows, mowing down.

Green_Flash · 11-07-2012, 05:34 AM

not very high chance imo

jbrady33 · 11-07-2012, 11:58 AM

My 36 gal has both platies and RCS and both are breeding. It is a very dense tank though, plants, rocks, Cholla, lots of hiding places. I'm sure most of the shrimp babies get eaten, but I still see new juvies all the time. The adults are out and about all the time

tylergvolk · 11-09-2012, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jbrady33

My 36 gal has both platies and RCS and both are breeding. It is a very dense tank though, plants, rocks, Cholla, lots of hiding places. I'm sure most of the shrimp babies get eaten, but I still see new juvies all the time. The adults are out and about all the time

Do you have any pictures? My tank definitely need to be planted more heavily to both get a handle on my algae issue and it sounds like this will help with the breeding situation.

jbrady33 · 11-09-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by tylergvolk

Do you have any pictures? My tank definitely need to be planted more heavily to both get a handle on my algae issue and it sounds like this will help with the breeding situation.

Yep! Click the 36 gallon bow link in my signature below

notropis · 11-10-2012, 01:49 AM

My platys were night-stealth assassins on shrimp, after innocently ignoring them by day

kevbshields · 11-10-2012, 05:54 PM

Likewise with my experience. The shrimp did not last long once those platies hit the water. Swordtails are worse, but much the same.

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stevenjohn21 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,018	With a big tank and plenty of plants/hiding spots i guess it can be done. But whats the point in getting shrimp if you never get to see them due to them hiding ? __________________ “We didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.” -Bobby Robson “Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” -Gary Linekar "Some people are on the pitch! They think it's all over! It is now, it's four!" -Kenneth Wolstenholme

11-07-2012, 04:11 AM	#4
tylergvolk Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 568	Currently, I have 5 small platy's and 20 something shrimp in a 20L. the platys currently leave the shrimp alone because the shrimp are larger. I was just wondering if someone's gunna get some action around here or what! lol my girlfriend is out of town... Mmmmm, breaded shrimp. I'm off to red lobster. haha __________________

11-07-2012, 05:07 AM	#5
rrastro Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: El Cerrito, CA Posts: 270	When the platy size up I doubt the shrimp will survive. My platy are like aquatic carnivorous cows, mowing down. __________________ Easing my toes in the water SFBAAPS Member

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jbrady33 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mt Laurel, NJ Posts: 939	My 36 gal has both platies and RCS and both are breeding. It is a very dense tank though, plants, rocks, Cholla, lots of hiding places. I'm sure most of the shrimp babies get eaten, but I still see new juvies all the time. The adults are out and about all the time __________________ My 36 Gallon bow, 3 gallon picotope, RAOK CLUB #78

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Diana Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Contra Costa CA Posts: 5,017	Breaded shrimp? ;-) I would think that Platies would eat the shrimp, and only the Platies would successfully breed. The shrimp might breed if there are enough hiding places, but the shrimp population would not last long.

11-07-2012, 05:34 AM	#6
Green_Flash Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,461	not very high chance imo

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11-10-2012, 05:54 PM	#11
kevbshields Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 124	Likewise with my experience. The shrimp did not last long once those platies hit the water. Swordtails are worse, but much the same. __________________ 38-Gallon Cory Palace (school of a dozen Ember Tetra "subjects" & single male Gold Gourami) 20-Gallon False Neon Tetra Lagoon 20-L Fire Belly Toad & Betta Paludarium 20-L Xiphophorus (h, m, v) Underwater Man-Cave

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