Can i have shrimp?

[KKAY27]

I have a 29 gallon heavy planted tank stocked with 1 bolivan ram, 2 ottos, 2 ABP, I have blasting diamond sand for substrate! Would it be ok to have shrimp or will my fish eat them? I want rcs I think or orange! They are kind of expensive for a shrimp but I think I want to try them! I also have a hob filter I would like the baby's to survive if they can! And how to you keep them from getting sucked up in the python? I would love any suggestions thanks?

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[ImACoolguy]

What's an APB?

You will need a sponge over the intake of the baby shrimp could get sucked up.


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[unstopaBULLFish]

ABP= albino bristlenose pleco lol my friend gets confused whenever I say that


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[KKAY27]

? sorry my spell check changed it and I didn't even realize it!

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[TheresaM]

Otos are the only fish that are recommended as safe with shrimp. The ram would definitely make snacks out of shrimplets and probably adults as well.

 

[shrimpybusiness]

Otos are the only fish that are recommended as safe with shrimp. The ram would definitely make snacks out of shrimplets and probably adults as well.

Agreed I heard that ABP are ok. I personally keep a Hillstream Loach, a YoYo Loach, and 6 Pygmy Cories with my colony of shrimp.

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[Hunter73]

You can put a net over the end of your Python. Use a zip tie/cable tie, or rubber band to hold it on.


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[evil Nick]

shrimps did NOT last with my rams

 

[hjsvt]

I have a heavily planted 29 gallon with different stock and I tried to add Amano shrimp. I think I still have a couple but I hardly ever see them unless I look under the driftwood with a flashlight at night in the dark. I spent a bunch of money on them too and most of them were fish food within 24 hours. So from my own experience don't do it. I have a 10 gal heavily planted now with red cherries and orange eyed blue tigers. They are very active, the RCS breed like crazy and it a fun tank to watch. So my suggestion would be to have a separate tank for just the shrimp you want. Otherwise even if your fish don't eat them you might not see them very much.

 

[KKAY27]

I have a heavily planted 29 gallon with different stock and I tried to add Amano shrimp. I think I still have a couple but I hardly ever see them unless I look under the driftwood with a flashlight at night in the dark. I spent a bunch of money on them too and most of them were fish food within 24 hours. So from my own experience don't do it. I have a 10 gal heavily planted now with red cherries and orange eyed blue tigers. They are very active, the RCS breed like crazy and it a fun tank to watch. So my suggestion would be to have a separate tank for just the shrimp you want. Otherwise even if your fish don't eat them you might not see them very much.

Thank you! I have a seperate 10g I can put them in if I do decide to get rcs! I might just try a few ghost shrimp they are cheap! The only problem I had is when I got them at my lfs they had horsehair worms but I had them in the 10 g I was talking about and they all died not at once but one every other day! The water was fine! But I'm going to a different pet store they might have some that don't have big worms in them!

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[missmonday]

I have 5 Amanos with some platys and gold cloud minnows and they leave them alone, even my gourami left them alone too. I think a part of that might be due to the fact that Amanos are a great deal bigger than RCS, but it sounds like shrimp in general aren't safe with rams

 

[brandonsfish]

I find that when there is fish in with my shrimp they tend to hide more

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