Dreamwater Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Does anyone keep freshwater shrimp in their tanks? The small clear variety called Paratya australiensis. I know they are a great food source for fish and great bass bait lol, but has anyone kept enough in their tank to actually have them survive? I have been thinking of adding some to my tank, I know they will more than likely end up as a food source but would like to hopefully keep enough alive to be beneficial cleaners.... Cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdusta Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 one other thing came to mind to i was at kingsford way the other month and went past an aquarium there pm me for the name as the sponsers might get the craPs but they had some rare shrimps breeding there in a small tank with ada soil co2plants galore etc etc might wanna give them a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamwater Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 Cheers Kdusta, dont think I will be putting any rare or exotics in the tank though, especially when some of them are $10 to $20 each, would be a very expensive meal if my sevs got hold of them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdusta Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 ok thats n expensive feed for the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJ Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 If you do add some shrimp add them to the tank when it is night and the lights are off(if with other fish). It will give them a much beter chance in your tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanS Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Do not add shrimp to your tank. I recently found out they like to eat guppys mouths and tails. Brendan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamwater Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Lucky I dont have guppies then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanS Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Lucky I dont have guppies then.... True that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_sheep Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I love the shrimp, but they never last long in my tanks - either the turtle, the cichlids or rainbows eat them, depending on the tank. In my tetra tank ... well, I've seen them eating my neons, so they're not allowed to be in my small fish tanks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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