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Amicus

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I am currently thinking about adding some ghost or cherry shrimp to my tank. This is a 29g tank and I have a very juvenile BN pleco and three cories. I do not want too much competition for algae and other food. Is there another choice for species of shrimp or should I abandon the idea? I was thinking shrimp becasue of the low bio load and neat factors.
 
I say this to everyone lol, I love the rcs they have great coloration, breed readily, and don't contribute to much bioload, I would recommend them to anyone, plus you can sell the babies for $1 apiece lol
 
Well from what I have read ghost shrimp don't actually eat algae they are just garbage disposals. In other words they eat leftover food and food that isn't used by fish (poop). I have heard cherry shrimp are great algae eaters though (but I personally don't know much about them), if you are going to put more algae eating stuff in there though then it would be a good idea to supplement their diet with some algae wafers or zucchini or something.
 
No it's fine to add them with your others..they aren't much competition at all. I would supplement the pleco with a good quality algea wafer and the corydoas with a bottom feeder pellet.
 
No prob brodey. Also flower shrimp r great ( I really dont know
if they r just another name for vampires ) but as an anecdote ; mine
camp out near the filter inlet letting the food come to them
those r some smart shrimp. And they dont compete 4 algae
but eat micro flora/fauna out of the water column.
basically you cant go wrong with these guys. Their behaviour seems
to say : "whistle while u work" lol
 
Singapore flower shrimp is actually the same thing as Singapore wood shrimp AKA bamboo shrimp. They are filter feeders so should be added to a well established tank. A 29 gal should be able to easily support atleast a pair. Make sure to place a peice of decor or driftwood in the flow of the filter so they can sit together and filter their food out of the water with their fans :)
 
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