Cherry shrimp and apistos?

[alter40]

I would love to have some cherry shrimp (like 4 or so) in my tank but would the apistos bother them?

 

[sweetpickles7]

They will most likely be eaten. sry.

 

[alter40]

Boo!!! lol ohh well it was just a thought I guess haha

 

[d3sc3n7]

Yeah, I just found out that Roxy's betta will munch on the cherry shrimp to.

 

[sweetpickles7]

Yea and thats a pretty expensive meal. They are 3.50 each here.
more than some fish.

 

[TabMorte]

3.5?? they cost $8.50 here!

I was going to get some to hang out with the frogs but decided damn it they're too expensive for little guys I might inadvertantly suck up with my syphon!

 

[sweetpickles7]

lol, and i thought 3.50 was expensive for a shrimp!

 

[pwrmacG4]

3.5?? they cost $8.50 here!

I was going to get some to hang out with the frogs but decided damn it they're too expensive for little guys I might inadvertantly suck up with my syphon!

Your siphon deserves to be fed a nice meal every now and then!*laughingc

 

[MOsborne05]

When I had my apistos I was breeding cherry shrimp so I had a ton of them. I threw about 6 adult cherry shrimp into the tank and they were gone within a couple of days

 

[alter40]

I figured that this would be the kind of response I would get to this question but I was really hoping I would be able to put some in there but unfortunately it looks like snails are the only inverts I will be able to keep in there.

Thanks for all the info.

 

[sweetpickles7]

Although they are my least favorite shrimp, you might be able to do a bamboo shrimp?

 

[alter40]

I just looked them up and I can see why they are your least favorite. Those things are pretty ugly

I will pass on the bamboo shrimp but thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Orion]

To me, the cherries are worth setting up a tank to themselves, or at least with fish that aren't going to eat them. I had some in a tank on my desk and I always did enjoy watching them.

 

[alter40]

I'm thinking about actually picking up a 5g hex to plant and put some cherry shrimp in and possibly get some endlers from Fishgeek when she finally ends up with tons of them. I may actually get the tank later this week to start the cycle and also order the cherries from my LFS.

 

[MOsborne05]

I agree Orion. I've got some in my 7 gallon on my computer desk, and I love to watch them. I could sit there all day! I keep mine with ember tetras, which are about the tiniest tetras that you can find and so far there hasn't been any casualties. In fact I have a pregnant RCS right now, but I'm not sure whether or not the babies will last very long

 

[TabMorte]

Would guppies be shrimp safe tank mates?

 

[MOsborne05]

I don't think guppies would eat adult cherry shrimp, but I am sure they would snack on the babies if they were able.

 

[TabMorte]

Considering the guppies are all of 1.99 and the shrimp are 8.50 that seems wrong. Mind you my SO constently reminds me all my fish cost less then their food.