Yet Another Shrimp Question!

[Christi_22]

Hi

Quick question.

I have a 20 Gallon tank with 40 plus 2 day old guppy fry.

Would it be ok to add shrimp (if so, which shrimp) to help with algae etc.? my main concern is would the Shrimp eat the Fry ?

(long story, but fry are in a mature tank with Under gravel filter and established gravel).

Cheers for any help
C

 

[corycatz]

i have heard cherry shrimp work with fry

 

[Christi_22]

Thanks again

you are answering my questions quicker then I ask them lol

 

[milkton]

im pretty sure that most miniature shrimps wont eat the babies, they probably CANT. I'd go with "algae eating shrimp"/ Japonica Shrimp / Amano Shrimp (they are all the same thing) for the tank.

If this makes you feel more safe, this sounds really stupid but i put about 12 baby guppys with my barbs and they didnt eat them nor did they peck at them.

 

[TylerFerretLord]

I've heard anecdotal reports of amano shrimp eating fry as well as newborn shrimplets, but I don't know if they actually will. It's entirely possible that the people reporting this only saw them eating the babies that died.

 

[saltynay]

They will eat them if they can catch them however the likely hood of that is low apart from shrimplets which may draw temptation to the japonicas.