Australian shrimp

[Airli]

is there certain types of shrimp u can put into your tank or can you just put in shrimp caught in local water ways?

i think what i would be able to catch are these http/faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=74

anyone know a reason why i shouldnt put them in my tank?

 

[Dubby]

Any thing caught in the wild may be carrying diseases, parasites, etc. that is harmful to your fish. So I would suggest you quarantine it first in a medicated area and then let it loose in your tank.

 

[leongreenway]

Hi there

Are you using them as food for the fish?

can I ask which fish are in the tank

Dubby is right that there may be viruses that the shrimp carry and are immune to that may harm your fish.

 

[Airli]

i havent put any in the tank, i was just wondering if i could.

i didnt want them as food, i just thought they would add something else to the tank after i noticed a lot of people seem to have ghost shrimp. the other question i have is, will some fish try to eat them or would them nip at the fishes fins?

i am still cycling at the minute but it is just going to be a community tank with angels tetra and corys

 

[sylvia]

Angels can eat certain tetras and would probably pick on the shrimp and possibly kill them. The shrimp should pose no threat to your fish besides harbouring disease.

 

[CTS]

angels, some gouramis, puffers. These are some of the fish that will eat the shrimp. I have 10 ghost shrimp in mine and the gouramis leave them alone.....except for the odd chase!!