Barracuda Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Thinking of adding some glass shrimp to a small planted tank that will house guppies and one or two bn, will they get eaten by these fish? Do they get sucked into the filter intake? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALLNEV Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I have done this with no problems. Just depends on how big you filter intake is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Any fry would get sucked up the filter intake but the adults are too big. They make a great mix so I do recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Hey, I have seen Cherry Red Shrimp (smaller than glass shrimp I think) housed in the same tanks as bristlenose fry to breeding adults without any problems. Mine are in a small 40L tank at the moment with a few small cichlid fry. (around 1-2cm) They seem to like sponge filters, where they can pick at food and debris that gets caught in the sponge. They are great for hair algae too. Cheers Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm sure the bristlnose and shrimp could live together without any problems. But it would not surprise me if the guppies thought the (baby) shrimp were a tasty (and maybe occasional) treat. However, it would be nice if someone who has kept guppies and shrimp together could confirm, because I'd like to put some shrimp in with my Endlers Livebearers if the shrimp will survive in large enough numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 i have cherrys, glass and guppies in the same tank. i can tell you since i have added guppies to the tank, i haven't seen any baby cherries though the big shrimps are fine. the guppies are juvenile ones as well. 2-3cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barracuda Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Yes I should have added that any baby shrimps won't stand a very good chance but the sub adults and adults generally do very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symphy Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Glass shrimp are bigger than red cherry shrimp, yes you can put them with many different types of fish. At the moment 1 of my 6x14x18 planted tanks, houses RCS- 25, with neons- 33, cardinals- 14, red eye barbs- 10, rumy nose tetras- 7, BN- 4(need more). Regards Ahmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canfish Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hi barracuda, The shrimp are fine with the bristlenoses but the guppies will eat anything that fits into it mouth as pointed out by other members, so unless the tank is massively planted the shrimplets are going to find it rather hard to grow up, on the bright side they make very nice live snacks We keep shrimp in with our some of our guppies and the number of shrimp does increase, just extremly slowly compared to other tanks. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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