Keeping fish with shrimp

[chris127]

this is some seriously good info. thanks fishsandwitch!

[kittytango]

Love the thread.

[jelisoner]

my harlequin rasboras albino cories and of course ottos do/did fine with my rcs then i added 6 rummy nose tetras and im down to 2 shrimp out of about 20 adults and no more juvies

[fishsandwitch]

bump

[chris127]

my betta does fine with ghost shrimp. sometimes stares at them endlessly but never eats them. even leaves the tiny ghost shrimplets alone. but thats my betta, your results may vary.

[oakleyhoma]

Love to see more about Endler's and say, RCS. Really want to set up something with both, in a 20 gal. Maybe I should find a way to keep a 10 dedicated RCS tank, to resupply juvs/adults to the Endler's tank, compensate for losses?? More about endler's and rcs?

[fishsandwitch]

A lot of people claim endlers are safe, but I belive they are not.
People say they will hunt for shrimp in java moss at night, and males will eat them by tearing them up if they are too large

[vance71975]

Placo's should be safe they after all are an algae eater like Ottos right? Mine never bothered ghost shrimp and the Placo was about 10 inches, only one he ever bothered was my GF, he Would dart to the top and flip water at her with his tail every time she got near the tank, i just think he didn't like her lol. But then again if i told you the complete list that was in that tank with the ghost shrimp you would either call me a liar or be as confused as i was i had some pretty aggressive fish, i would say about as aggressive as you can get and still be community safe.I firmly believe that me being a Chronic overfeeder kept those shrimp alive, the fish were always too full to hunt lol.

[Ebichua]

Plecos will eat young shrimp, probably not hunt them down but will accidentally just eat them up.
Endlers are certainly not safe. Endlers are very greedy and will pretty much pick at whatever they can. Large females will harrass and KILL any size shrimp. The smaller, the easier the target. The only RCS that can live with endlers are ones that are like, 6months+ of age. Where they've already reached max size. Even then, the chances of them getting harrassed to death is still fairly up there.

[fishsandwitch]

most herbivorus plecos wil be ok unless they accidently get one

[Goanna]

Any other experiances with Betta's and small shrimp? I only saw one post so far about that. I want to do a small 2 gallon nano setup with some crystal red shrimp, and thought a betta might be okay as they dont usually bother anything other then another betta, but I'd like to hear some other opinions on this before I introduce a betta to some little snacks that cost $11 or more each before shipping, lol.

[fishsandwitch]

most bettas pwn shrimp

try cherris if u want

NOT Crs

[Goanna]

Originally Posted by fishsandwitch

most bettas pwn shrimp

try cherris if u want

NOT Crs

Thanks for the info. Maybe I will do a test with some ghost shrimp like someone recomended in another thread, or I'll just forget about the betta. Maybe put a couple Otto's instead down the line.

[fishsandwitch]

haha I recomend that in the first thread.
Althout cherrys are a better test, it is usually less convienient and cheaper

[dgphelps]

I have 11 Rasbora Maculata and 4 Celestial Pearl Danios in my main tank (37 gallons). They all will munch happily on shrimplets. During the day only the danios feast on babies and most baby shrimp hide out then, but at night if I turn the lights on the shrimp are everywhere and all the fish are in hunting mode.

Despite that I still went from 12 RCS to over 200 in 6 months since my tank is heavily planted.

I strongly feel the danios eat only RCS, it is very rare to see them come out for flake food feedings.