cherry breeding compatible fish

tibob32 · 10-14-2009, 11:20 PM

I'm thinking about adding some fish to my 28gals cherry shrimp breeding tank so I can keep a decent bacteria colony should need to house/quarantine fish arise. What fishes won't eat my babies shrimp? Or at least won't be able to grab them in the java moss

DeftAnesthetik · 10-14-2009, 11:23 PM

I have a few harlequin's in with mine, they may be gobbling a few but not all. ottos are what I know are the safest. just about any fish will eat the baby shrimp though. your taking your chances putting anything in there

tibob32 · 10-14-2009, 11:29 PM

Know how ravaging a small school of neons would be?

**redfalconf35** · 10-14-2009, 11:33 PM

according to my cherries, the ravaging neons are highly overhyped... i've seen neons sit patiently and wait their turn while a cherry had its fill on an algae wafer.

DeftAnesthetik · 10-14-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tibob32

Know how ravaging a small school of neons would be?

if you kept them fed well they wouldn't be looking for "snacks" but it would be hard to keep your feeding/water quality in balance. I only have one neon in my bowfront and I would have to say he is one of the more voracious fish i have when it comes to feeding time. (and he is competing with 3 gouramis, 2 white clouds and a goldfish) The only thing I keep that is more keen to eat are my dwarf frogs.

again, other than otto's your taking your chances. If there are several places to hide I wouldn't worry about it too much. if you feel they are decimating your population move them to another tank.

volatile · 10-15-2009, 08:22 PM

I've kept Phoenix Rasboras (boraras merah) in a 5 gallon tank with breeding cherries and they had 0 interest in the babies.

requiem · 11-05-2009, 11:22 PM

I have RCS in a 20g with 20 or so boraras brigittae (mosquito some stores call them, about 1cm long) and 6 ember tetras (a big bigger, about 1.3cm). None of them bother the adults (which are same size or larger) or the juveniles.

I did have one RCS drop its young in the tank (the same day I was going to move her to the hatchery net grrr). I only found 3 babies, able to catch 2. I isolated those two. The three survived and are fine. As for the rest of the baby shrimp? Who knows. I'm sure they looked tasty to the tiny brigittae (didn`t have the tetra then)

Now if only I could get the RCS to breed... I cheated that one time and bought a pregnant one. This tank`s going for almost a year now, plenty of saddles, nothing else. baaaaaah to all of you with your gazillion baby rcs =p

10-14-2009, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
tibob32 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 15	cherry breeding compatible fish I'm thinking about adding some fish to my 28gals cherry shrimp breeding tank so I can keep a decent bacteria colony should need to house/quarantine fish arise. What fishes won't eat my babies shrimp? Or at least won't be able to grab them in the java moss

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redfalconf35 My plants hate me! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Purdue University Posts: 820	according to my cherries, the ravaging neons are highly overhyped... i've seen neons sit patiently and wait their turn while a cherry had its fill on an algae wafer. __________________ -Alex "There's no such thing as a stupid question... unless the answer is obvious to everyone but you! " 29g Mess of a tank

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10-14-2009, 11:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
DeftAnesthetik Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 16	I have a few harlequin's in with mine, they may be gobbling a few but not all. ottos are what I know are the safest. just about any fish will eat the baby shrimp though. your taking your chances putting anything in there

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tibob32 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 15	Know how ravaging a small school of neons would be?

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volatile Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 363	I've kept Phoenix Rasboras (boraras merah) in a 5 gallon tank with breeding cherries and they had 0 interest in the babies.

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requiem Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 55	I have RCS in a 20g with 20 or so boraras brigittae (mosquito some stores call them, about 1cm long) and 6 ember tetras (a big bigger, about 1.3cm). None of them bother the adults (which are same size or larger) or the juveniles. I did have one RCS drop its young in the tank (the same day I was going to move her to the hatchery net grrr). I only found 3 babies, able to catch 2. I isolated those two. The three survived and are fine. As for the rest of the baby shrimp? Who knows. I'm sure they looked tasty to the tiny brigittae (didn`t have the tetra then) Now if only I could get the RCS to breed... I cheated that one time and bought a pregnant one. This tank`s going for almost a year now, plenty of saddles, nothing else. baaaaaah to all of you with your gazillion baby rcs =p

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