Shrimp And Fry

[guppymonkey]

I just got some bumblebee and red cherry shrimp in and put them in my 20 long tank with a pair of Kribensis and three cherry barbs. Do you think that the shrimp might eat the krib fry? What about the kribs killing the shrimp? Mostly the kribs are mock chargers but shrimp don't seem fast enough to get out of the way.

 

[Lynden]

Shrimps are extremely fast, and expert survivalists. They can take down fish half their size (that means several times the shrimps weight). While the kribs are sleeping, the shrimp may attack the eggs or fry. But, if the kribs are startled, the shrimp will find itself falling to pieces Kribs are extremely agressive when paired off, I would worry about the shrimps a little.

 

[emma12321]

Not sure about the kind of shrimp you have but i have seen ghost shrimp catch and kill a week old bristlenose plec which was just over a centimeter long.

Emma