libertybelle
Aquarium Advice Addict
I currently have rcs in a 5 gallon shrimp-only tank.
I also have a vase with some bamboo in water, which has built up some algae. While I could certainly just clean it off, I wonder if I could put a couple shrimp in there and let them enjoy the feast. It would probably be good for the plant to get its roots cleaned out as well! Do you think a couple of cherry shrimp would be OK in such a small volume (like half a gallon, probably a bit less) for a day or two to let them eat it up. (I've already tried just moving the plant temporarily to the tank to get cleaned off. They went crazy over it, but little pieces of root made a mess all over the tank and it was a pain to clean up)
I suspect they would do fine since I am not adding any food to the system and could keep it out of the sun so the temperature would be the same as the room. I always use fish tank water in the vase anyway.
Has anyone tried that or think they wouldn't be OK in there for a short period of time?
I also have a vase with some bamboo in water, which has built up some algae. While I could certainly just clean it off, I wonder if I could put a couple shrimp in there and let them enjoy the feast. It would probably be good for the plant to get its roots cleaned out as well! Do you think a couple of cherry shrimp would be OK in such a small volume (like half a gallon, probably a bit less) for a day or two to let them eat it up. (I've already tried just moving the plant temporarily to the tank to get cleaned off. They went crazy over it, but little pieces of root made a mess all over the tank and it was a pain to clean up)
I suspect they would do fine since I am not adding any food to the system and could keep it out of the sun so the temperature would be the same as the room. I always use fish tank water in the vase anyway.
Has anyone tried that or think they wouldn't be OK in there for a short period of time?