shrimp

[tropicalcrazy]

do they put off a huge bioload? or are they like oto's?

also how fragile are there bodies? reason i ask if i can get some in my 55g that are around 1 1/2" then they wouldnt fit in any of my fishs mouth but since they are shrimp will any of my fish be more tempted to try and eat?

how fast are they? do they have any defense mechanisms?

the shrimp ive been thinking about getting, which is why im asking about bioload because i would like to put in the 11g like 5-10 of them (a even variety), but here they are Singapore Flower Shrimp (Atyopsis moluccensis), Red Crystal Shrimp (Caridina sp.), Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina denticulata sinensis), & Japonica Amano Shrimp (Caridina japonica)

 

[Flowmsp]

I have the Red cherry shrimp and Amanos atm. Red crystal take a bit more care and specific water parameters. I would advise against the Cherries and Crystals for sure, the yoyos and shark would prolly eat them or stress them to death. The singapore should be fine though. As far as bioload, shrimp do not put out much at all.

 

[tropicalcrazy]

how about the Japonica Amano Shrimp?

in wise of doing the 11g hex that is soon to come then, i should be fine with going 2 of each of those and do a small school of danios or tetras

for the 55g though i would be fine to put the singapore though? is that because of them being able to get up to 4"?

 

[Flowmsp]

Yeah amanos would be fine in the 11g, the more you have the more active they will be too. The singapore would be fine in the 55g i think, yes due to the size it can reach. Amanos "might" be ok in the 55 if the tank is planted very densely.

 

[tropicalcrazy]

thanks for your guys' input

 

[Lotus]

Oddly, I have cherry shrimp in almost every tank, including a tank with large angels and large clown loaches. It's sort of hit and miss. Once you have a large enough population of cherries, it seems some fish lose interest.

 

[tropicalcrazy]

interesting. thanks lotus

 

[Cammie]

My Amano shrimps are HUGE and they are very fast, even if the fish tried to have a nibble (which they don't) they wouldn't be able to catch them!

 

[tropicalcrazy]

cool thanks to all for the info. i know nothing about these guys but now that i know which i can keep and which i cant i can do more reading and asking more specific questions.

 

[CoNMaN]

If you are that worried about the fish, pick up some larger ghost shrimp (cheap) and see how they react to them.

 

[xarumitzu]

I used to buy small ghost shrimp to place in my 10G as a sort of cleanup crew. They would all eventually get eaten, although, there was one that I have had for over a year. That little guy is a ninja, I won't see it for a while and out of nowhere it'll go zipping past the front glass.

 

[tropicalcrazy]

well i just added 10 ghost shrimp and they seem to be doing good so far. they are all like 1 1/2" except 1. that one im afraid may get eaten.