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Fish Crazy
Hey Hey would love some suggestions,
About 3 months ago I decided that I needed some extra scavengers in my tank as it extremely heavily planted and could get a little algied up (real word, I made it up). I did a little research into shrimp although obviously not enough. Most sites said- put with small fish, very shy, need hiding places e.t.c
I found some red clawed shrimp about an inch long. i was a little worried for their heath as I have a knifefish which is partial to chopped shrimp. but figured that there was loads of hiding places and it is a 4ft tank I bought 5.
For a month everything lived in harmony but they grew really fast and didn't seem fussed on hiding at all. I started noticing fish going missing, then came down to find a shrimp polishing off an angel fish twice his size.
I've since found them dropping off plants and killling and eating fish, I thought they were predominantly scavengers but they are the most vorocious predators I have ever kept!
In the time it took me to buy and set up a new tank (about 4 days) they ate a giant cory, a three inch tooth carp, one of themselves, a fairly large gorami and a ghost knife fish.
They are now probably 3.5 inches (except one which has stayed about an inch- female?) brown with kind of horizontal tiger stripes, very thick set with big black claws and getting bigger by the day. Does this sound like Red-clawed shrimp?
I put the remaining fish in the new tank but left two largish Pim catfish and a 5" African Knifefish in the tank as they all seem to have a begrudged respect for each other.
Despite how evil they are, how the largest will even have a pop at my hand if im weeding and how my girlfriend will no longer go in the kitchen for fear of them. I find them fascinating and the plants now look awsome. I want to keep them.
Can anyone tell me from the description whether they are Red clawed shrimp and could anyone suggest fish that maybe suitable to live with them- big enough without being a threat to them (although I think that just rules out Hammerheads at this point)
Cheers
About 3 months ago I decided that I needed some extra scavengers in my tank as it extremely heavily planted and could get a little algied up (real word, I made it up). I did a little research into shrimp although obviously not enough. Most sites said- put with small fish, very shy, need hiding places e.t.c
I found some red clawed shrimp about an inch long. i was a little worried for their heath as I have a knifefish which is partial to chopped shrimp. but figured that there was loads of hiding places and it is a 4ft tank I bought 5.
For a month everything lived in harmony but they grew really fast and didn't seem fussed on hiding at all. I started noticing fish going missing, then came down to find a shrimp polishing off an angel fish twice his size.
I've since found them dropping off plants and killling and eating fish, I thought they were predominantly scavengers but they are the most vorocious predators I have ever kept!
In the time it took me to buy and set up a new tank (about 4 days) they ate a giant cory, a three inch tooth carp, one of themselves, a fairly large gorami and a ghost knife fish.
They are now probably 3.5 inches (except one which has stayed about an inch- female?) brown with kind of horizontal tiger stripes, very thick set with big black claws and getting bigger by the day. Does this sound like Red-clawed shrimp?
I put the remaining fish in the new tank but left two largish Pim catfish and a 5" African Knifefish in the tank as they all seem to have a begrudged respect for each other.
Despite how evil they are, how the largest will even have a pop at my hand if im weeding and how my girlfriend will no longer go in the kitchen for fear of them. I find them fascinating and the plants now look awsome. I want to keep them.
Can anyone tell me from the description whether they are Red clawed shrimp and could anyone suggest fish that maybe suitable to live with them- big enough without being a threat to them (although I think that just rules out Hammerheads at this point)
Cheers
/www.petshrimp.com/redclawmacro.html
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. I have a 5' 90g tank so the fish have plenty of soon to get away. Ive seen them grad one of my young plecs by the tail, so I poked it with my tongs and he let go 
. My tank if full of bogwood and valis etc so they tend to get tangles in the stuff..lol They seem very clumsy and from what i have seen, would only catch something if it was dying anyway. They seem to enjoy sorting through the gravel looking for left overs and dead things 
. One arrived with only one claw but that has grown back now. 
.. it may sort the aggression problem for you.
lol My hubby always said it would make a great glass coffin for when I die!!.. I think he may have plans for me...ROFL
. I warn everybody not to actually watch it but just to leave a bad rating-its really disgusting and although common practice i think its unfair when it can be avoided. Its called "FishyF*ckers" 
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..lol
. If figure if i keep them full they wont be tempted..ROFL.. First sign of trouble and the males are in the PAN!!.. The female bothers nothing, she just cleans the gravel and picks up scraps.
