Shrimp In A Breeder Box?

[panda_cory]

I have just bought some java fern attached to some bogwood and when I got it home a little shrimp swam out. At the minute there is no other fish in the tank but tommoro I am putting in 2 corys and a zebra loach. I think if left it will get munched so I want to take it back to the pet shop on sunday but was wondering if it would be ok in a breeder box untill sunday with some plants or will it die? or will it escape? Do I need to put a lid on the breeder box?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Panda_cory

Also I have some tropical sinking wafers should I put a couple in for it?

 

[panda_cory]

Can someone help because even though he was free I wouldnt want to see him die.

 

[fishprotector]

Yes as long as your water is all ok, he will be fine in the box until Saturday

Oh and yes to the lid and to food (remember shrimp are grazers).

 

[mike455555]

free shrimp cant go wrong i doubt it will escape if the top of the breeders box is above the water but that sounds like a good plan what type of shrimp is it? ... if it die's well you'v not lost anything

 

[Baccus]

My Cory's dont even look twice at even the smallest cherry shrimp shrimplet, I have even seen shrimplets barely the size of a course grain of sand sitting directly infront of a corys mouth and no interest from the cory. The zebra loach might be a different story, although my Pakakstani loaches, dwarf charin loaches, Khuli loaches and Borneo Suckers all so no interest in shrimp, even my lizard fish doesn't touch them.

A breeder box will be fine for the shrimp as long as it can't slip through any small holes or gaps, if it doesn't like the box there is a good chance it will either jump out or (depending on breed) walk out of the box so a lid is going to be needed.

 

[panda_cory]

Thanks for the help. No idea what type dont think its a cherry shrimp though.