ghost shrimp and baby guppies

[lovefishies]

is it ok to put ghost shrimp with my baby guppies they are in a 1 gallon till my 10 gets back to normal again

 

[bert12]

I don't think the shrimp pose much of a threat to the guppys.

 

[rich311k]

I dont foresee any problems with that.

 

[Musket]

should not be an issue. How many babies are there? If alot, you may need to do water changes every other day or 2.

 

[Voodoo Chilli]

Ghost shrimp aren't as completely harmless as people think they are.

I kept a few in a grow-out tank of N. multifasciatus; got the shock of my life one day when I watched a shrimp grab a young multi as it swam by! Needless to say, I pulled the shrimp and have never kept them with fry again.

 

[Acer]

i currently have a 3 gal desktop @ work, i have 1 trio of guppys with about 3 different generations of fry with them, i have 7 ghost shrimp in there with them & havent seen any problems.

 

[tropicfishman]

should be alright, both are peaceful creatures, hope ya get the 10 gallon back to normal soon

 

[Zezmo]

You should be ok, if you are lucky the ghost shrimp will breed and your baby guppies will dine on shrimp snax. One thing to watch for is that many kinds of shrimp are sold under the label of "ghost shrimp". Some are species that get large and predatory. You should easily recognize them as a threat once they get to that kind of size.