Opae's and guppies?!

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Opae's and guppies?!

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is this something that can be done?! iv read that guppies can survive to 1.005 SG and supershrimp can survive there too!
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Even if they could survive the salinity, the guppies need a lot more food than the supershrimp. It seems like a bad combination as you'd have to add the things the fish need but the shrimp don't, like a filter and heater. Not to mention the guppies would likely eat any baby shrimp.
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wow... cant believe i missed the filter... i keep some guppies on an unheated, doesnt drop below 69F. the filter would be the problem here. oh well :smt006 thanks
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DONT DO IT! The guppies will feast upon the shrimp. Remember in most habitats shrimp are the prey animals.

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im not going to do it, thanks Ken!
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