SaraB
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I have a 20 gallon tank with 7 pristella tetras (x-ray fish). Its heavily planted on one side with open space on the other side.
Yesterday I went out and bout 3 blue cherry shrimp thinking that tetra mouths were too small to eat them. I made the mistake of not researching it before I bought them. Of course as soon as I put them in I read all these horror stories of tetras eating peoples RCS.
My question is: Since they are not bright red and 2 of them were actually black and blend in, will my teras eat them? Or is one of those depends on the attitude of the fish type of thing?
I can't put them in my other tank because it has a betta and assassin in it. Should I try to take them out (assuming I can even find/catch them) and put them in a vase for now?
EDIT: I saved one and put it in a vase for now. I haven't seen the other 2 since last night.
Yesterday I went out and bout 3 blue cherry shrimp thinking that tetra mouths were too small to eat them. I made the mistake of not researching it before I bought them. Of course as soon as I put them in I read all these horror stories of tetras eating peoples RCS.
My question is: Since they are not bright red and 2 of them were actually black and blend in, will my teras eat them? Or is one of those depends on the attitude of the fish type of thing?
I can't put them in my other tank because it has a betta and assassin in it. Should I try to take them out (assuming I can even find/catch them) and put them in a vase for now?
EDIT: I saved one and put it in a vase for now. I haven't seen the other 2 since last night.
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