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Yes , only fish that definetly do NOT eat adult shrimp.

Daniel

Which fish work with shrimp? Guppy? Platy? Rasbora? Cichlids? Bettas?

I know catfish and corydoras work because I have tried it myself, but I was hoping to put together a list of shrimpcompatible fish.



Real life experiences please...

Daniel

OK... I`ll take your word for it

I think maybe I´ll buy some and post a picture and see if anyone recognises it?

Daniel

I think it could be Xiphocaris elongata because I was offered "pinokio" shrimp from a wholesaler who also at the time was selling Gracilirostris "red nose" shrimp.

I will try to call them and get a scientific name of the mysterius Mr.Pinokio...


Daniel

What is pinokio shrimp? Could it be yellow nose shrimp?

Daniel

I have now tried using Sera Snecktol with Cupric Sulfate as the active engredience to fight the scuds. A normal dose had no effect whatsoever, but a double dose killed off about 99% of them. :-D

I had removed all the shrimps from the tank but accidentally forgot two bumblebee shrimp. They survived ...

Thanks for the tip. have you tried this yourself? And how would you go about creating such a high Ph?

It only takes two srviviors to create a new plague....


Daniel

The thing is that they seem to bother the shrimps, they are walking all over them. Also I´m worried that they might eat the shrimplets.

Do you think they come from overfeeding? Their numbers will probably reduce with less food in the tank but the shrimps will not get anything to eat either....

I ...

I have recently seen a virtual explosion of a small crustacean in my shrimp tanks and I had trouble understanding what species it was. I now realize it is Hyalella azteca.

I have tried removing visible animals but it seems impossible to get them all out! According to species informaion on the web ...