youngfisher
Marine Keeper..
Just a quick question, can they mix?
Shrimp & Fish..
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GlidergirlUK
Fish Crazy
I was thinking the same thing the other day.. have a quick read of this http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=261585
basically yes and no...depends on the fish!
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=261585basically yes and no...depends on the fish!
karigupi
Fish Herder
youngfisher
Marine Keeper..
Oooh Kari now you have started there no stopping you 
karigupi
Fish Herder
Oooh Kari now you have started there no stopping you
lol, the internet & paypal are my vices
cant wait till tomorrow though, I have my shrimpies, some more plants & some java moss coming to play with 
youngfisher
Marine Keeper..
Ebay im guessing ? hehe.
Whats your ebay name?
Whats your ebay name?
youngfisher
Marine Keeper..
Im not - I was just curious
Well basically all shrimp are vulnerable when freshly molted and so a good caving system should be provided for them to hide from attack. There are shrimp that will eat fish and grow to 10 inches and also shrimp which grow to 8" and need large tanks as they filter microorganisms from the water flow, the large tank is needed to provide them with sufficient food. Most people keep dwarf shrimp which max out at 2" most species are very effective at removing algae but often they starve as they are given no other food source, shrimp must be fed shrimp pellets and in certain species algae wafers. They act as tank vaccums and eat all the left over fish food so overfeeding your fish every so often isn't that much of a worry anymore once you have shrimp but don't be to reliant on them. Dwarf shrimp can be kept with most small shoaling fish provided they are given an area to hide when molting and are very peaceful some species will eat fish fry but normally they are too clumsy to catch one. Shrimp can swim very fast when they want to but more often they just casually walk.
keenonfish
Fish Addict
All my shrimp are in a community and I am constantly worrying / looking for the wee fellas.
It's funny because they are very rarely noticed by the fish (platies Neons BPT's etc) a fish can be pecking at bits side by side with a shrimp doing the same but occasionally you see a fish go for one, especially when the shrimp decide to swim. So far they have all gotten away. If bothered by a fish when resting the shrimp sort of warp a cm or so to the side and it's like they show a yellow card to the fish and they show very little interest after this.
They seem to love java moss.
Sometimes I find them in my filter lol not too concerned as the impeller is after all the sponges and so there is no immediate danger. They can also climb out at their own will.
Not had any babies yet but a number are saddled so hopefully not long now.
Thius is only my experience and personally I would be happier if they had their own tank but that is not going to happen right now.
It's funny because they are very rarely noticed by the fish (platies Neons BPT's etc) a fish can be pecking at bits side by side with a shrimp doing the same but occasionally you see a fish go for one, especially when the shrimp decide to swim. So far they have all gotten away. If bothered by a fish when resting the shrimp sort of warp a cm or so to the side and it's like they show a yellow card to the fish and they show very little interest after this.
They seem to love java moss.
Sometimes I find them in my filter lol not too concerned as the impeller is after all the sponges and so there is no immediate danger. They can also climb out at their own will.
Not had any babies yet but a number are saddled so hopefully not long now.
Thius is only my experience and personally I would be happier if they had their own tank but that is not going to happen right now.
Hawkins
Fish Herder
i have had mine in my female guppy and fry tank, with 3 harlequin rasboras for about 2 months. i have 5 shrimps, 1 ghost, 4 cherrys. i think i hae 3 female cherries and 1 male, but they have not bred yet. im guessing the fish are eating the babies
Mine are Amano's, cherries and tigers and they are in a tank with male endlers, female guppies, betta CT male, assassin snails, ramshorn snails and pond snails the betta occasionaly wriggles through the filter sponges to get to the shrimp and guppy fry (mainly guppy fry mind) but the rest are fairly solomn.
Honeythorn
Sugar coating and nicely nicely? I don't think so
It might be a good idea to start with a bigger type of small shrimp ( if that makes sense ) Try Ghost Shrimp . They're bigger than cherries and less likely to be eaten when fully grown.
It might be an idea , when you begin to stock the tank, to add your most peaceful fish first if possible, and then the shrimp, then add some more fish later on when the shrimp have grown a bit and are less likely to be eaten.
If the whole tank is full of small peaceful fish like tetras, rasboros , cories ect, then ading small shrimps like cherries and bee shrimp is fine at any time generally.
Just make sure you have lots of plants for them to hide in.
I rarely see my cherries and Amanos on the substrate despite only having Weatherloaches and cories on the bottom. They prefer to skitter about on the plants and walls, picking food and algae from there.
I used to have a ghost shrimp, and he was much more active on the substrate, full of beans and often stole food from right out of the fishes mouths before swimming off with his prize! I'd love some more but my LFS hasn't had any in for some time.
Shrimp are generally a good thing to have I think. Good cleanup crew, espescially in the case of Ghost shrimp, and they have a very low bio load so their minimal waste won't muck up your water chemistry.
It might be an idea , when you begin to stock the tank, to add your most peaceful fish first if possible, and then the shrimp, then add some more fish later on when the shrimp have grown a bit and are less likely to be eaten.
If the whole tank is full of small peaceful fish like tetras, rasboros , cories ect, then ading small shrimps like cherries and bee shrimp is fine at any time generally.
Just make sure you have lots of plants for them to hide in.
I rarely see my cherries and Amanos on the substrate despite only having Weatherloaches and cories on the bottom. They prefer to skitter about on the plants and walls, picking food and algae from there.
I used to have a ghost shrimp, and he was much more active on the substrate, full of beans and often stole food from right out of the fishes mouths before swimming off with his prize! I'd love some more but my LFS hasn't had any in for some time.
Shrimp are generally a good thing to have I think. Good cleanup crew, espescially in the case of Ghost shrimp, and they have a very low bio load so their minimal waste won't muck up your water chemistry.
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