Clown Loach With Amano Shrimp, Will the shrimp become loach food? |
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Clown Loach With Amano Shrimp, Will the shrimp become loach food? |
Jul 2 2008, 04:41 PM
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![]() Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 1-April 08 From: London Member No.: 40903 |
As the title suggest really. Will clown loach eat Amano shrimp?
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Jul 2 2008, 05:54 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 1-December 07 Member No.: 37292 |
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Jul 2 2008, 05:55 PM
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![]() Shrimpy Shrimp Group: Members Posts: 2486 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363 |
Definitely.
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Jul 14 2008, 07:58 AM
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![]() Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 29-November 07 From: Wiltshire Member No.: 37253 |
Daft question, but Im guessing they will eat any sort of shrimp not just amano?
I bought some tiny ones, (just under an inch in size) at the weekend and have cherry shrimp in my tank!! |
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Jul 14 2008, 07:58 AM
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![]() Practically perfect in every way Group: Members Posts: 10796 Joined: 24-March 06 From: Leeds Member No.: 20065 |
yes, once the clowns get to a size where they can fit them in their mouth they'll have a pop at any shrimp
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Jul 14 2008, 08:29 AM
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![]() Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 29-November 07 From: Wiltshire Member No.: 37253 |
Got a bamboo shrimp at the weekend too but Im guessing at a good 2-3 inch's in size they'll struggle to gobble that one down!! at the moment any how.
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Jul 17 2008, 08:33 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 28-December 05 Member No.: 17821 |
Got a bamboo shrimp at the weekend too but Im guessing at a good 2-3 inch's in size they'll struggle to gobble that one down!! at the moment any how. You could also purchase an Armoured Fan-shrimp, A.K.A - Atya gabonensis - African Giant Fan-shrimp, it grows a good six inch. |
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Jul 24 2008, 09:45 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1318 Joined: 13-August 03 From: london,england Member No.: 1601 |
as said yes if the shrimp are small and the clowns big, although we had 5 amanos in our tank for nearly 5 years with 2 largish yoyo loaches with no problems, the loaches never looked at them with any sort of 'glint' in their eye!! i even watched a shrimp walk right up to our biggest ( around 5 inch yoyo ) & snatch a catfish tablet right from under the yoyo's whiskers. - left a very baffled looking loach ( or maybe it was embarrasment!!) our shrimp were about 1 & a half inches in size and our tank is heavily planted so they had loads of hiding places.
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Aug 5 2008, 05:30 PM
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![]() Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 19-March 06 From: La Salle, IL Member No.: 19914 |
I have one nice sized ghost shrimp and 2 wood shrimp with 3 Clowns and they haven't touched them so far. The Clowns are about 4" in size too.
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Aug 5 2008, 09:57 PM
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![]() Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 22-November 06 From: Norwich Member No.: 26799 |
hi i have four clown loaches with Amano shrimps and they get along fine not eating them at all and the shrimp are breeding they dont go after the babys either
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