Mosquito fish and ghost shrimp

[Sgooosh]

Hello I am thinking about getting ghost shrimp. But I also need a fish to keep the bugs away
So will the mosquito guys eat the ghost shrimp

 

[Colin_T]

Gambusia sp (mosquito fish) are useless when it comes to controlling mozzie larvae. Any other species of fish will do a much better job, and this includes common livebearers like mollies, platies, swordtails and guppies. All barbs, rainbowfish, tetras and cichlids will eat as many mozzie larvae as you can supply.

I did experiments years ago with different fish species eating mozzie larvae and Gambusia were left at the bottom of the pile, while every other species in the test ate between 2-10 times the number of mozzie larvae compared to the Gambusia.

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As for the question, Gambusia can be kept with glass shrimp but the fish will eat the baby shrimp, and the shrimp will eat baby fish. For what its worth, I had glass shrimp in my tanks and they ate mozzie larvae too. They didn't eat as many as the fish did, but they certainly tried to catch the larvae and they ate any they caught.

 

[Sgooosh]

Gambusia sp (mosquito fish) are useless when it comes to controlling mozzie larvae. Any other species of fish will do a much better job, and this includes common livebearers like mollies, platies, swordtails and guppies. All barbs, rainbowfish, tetras and cichlids will eat as many mozzie larvae as you can supply.

I did experiments years ago with different fish species eating mozzie larvae and Gambusia were left at the bottom of the pile, while every other species in the test ate between 2-10 times the number of mozzie larvae compared to the Gambusia.

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As for the question, Gambusia can be kept with glass shrimp but the fish will eat the baby shrimp, and the shrimp will eat baby fish. For what its worth, I had glass shrimp in my tanks and they ate mozzie larvae too. They didn't eat as many as the fish did, but they certainly tried to catch the larvae and they ate any they caught.

Wow oh niiice
What can survive temp to 100degrees plus and 2 days of freezing? and will breed? And also won’t eat the glass shrimps

rosybarb?

I have many many guppies but I don’t think It’s a good idea

 

[Colin_T]

very few fish tolerate freezing, even the glass shrimp will die if the water freezes. most places don't have many mozzies during winter if it gets cold enough to freeze water.

if the pond/ container freezes or gets a layer of ice on the surface in winter, you would probably be better off removing the fish and shrimp during the cold weather and putting them back out in spring.

if the water doesn't freeze but gets a layer of ice, goldfish or local native fishes might work, depending on space.

 

[Sgooosh]

very few fish tolerate freezing, even the glass shrimp will die if the water freezes. most places don't have many mozzies during winter if it gets cold enough to freeze water.

if the pond/ container freezes or gets a layer of ice on the surface in winter, you would probably be better off removing the fish and shrimp during the cold weather the l

very few fish tolerate freezing, even the glass shrimp will die if the water freezes. most places don't have many mozzies during winter if it gets cold enough to freeze water.

if the pond/ container freezes or gets a layer of ice on the surface in winter, you would probably be better off removing the fish and shrimp during the cold weather and putting them back out in spring.

if the water doesn't freeze but gets a layer of ice, goldfish or local native fishes might work, depending on space.

and putting them back out in spring.

if the water doesn't freeze but gets a layer of ice, goldfish or local native fishes might work, depending on space.

I cant get goldfish as the pond is only twenty us gallons.
Native to here are some Eastern Mosquitofish..
I checked the lowest here is 41 degrees

 

[Avel1896]

Hello I am thinking about getting ghost shrimp. But I also need a fish to keep the bugs away
So will the mosquito guys eat the ghost shrimp

No risk microfishes eat Macrobrachium lanchesteri (if you're talking about this shrimp) that will grow up to 8 cm.

 

[Sgooosh]

No risk microfishes eat Macrobrachium lanchesteri (if you're talking about this shrimp) that will grow up to 8 cm.

no the north american variety i think...
like the cheap feeder ones...
(still not very cheap theyre like maybe 1 dollar each lol)

 

[Avel1896]

no the north american variety i think...

What is scientific name ? It is the only way to be sure

 

[Sgooosh]

What is scientific name ? It is the only way to be sure

Palaemonidae

still not sure aaaa
next time i go to sell fish ill ask the employee

 

[Avel1896]

Palaemonidae

This is the family name. Anything more accurate

 

[Sgooosh]

This is the family name. Anything more accurate

no....
ill ask the employee

 

[Avel1896]

no.... ill ask the employee

Ok. I'm asking coz some are carnivorous.........

 

[Sgooosh]

Ok. I'm asking coz some are carnivorous.........

I want that so my pond wil be free of pests such as mosquito larvas

 

[Avel1896]

I want that so my pond wil be free of pests such as mosquito larvas

I understood but some could also lay into/lash out at juvenile fishes.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

This is the family name. Anything more accurate

Palaemonetes paludosus