6ftaquaman Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Im thinking of experimenting with shrimp in a community tank and just wondering if anyone has any experience they can share on the matter. The poll is just for fun to see how many people think different things about trying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhong89 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 as long as you don't expect them to breed and their number may slowly decline it's all good! I have cherry shrimps in my large 4ft community tank by accident (moving plants and the shrimps hitch hiked on one or more occasions) the bigger ones grow to a good size and stay that way and they're sometimes berried. There's no new shrimps coz as soon as it's born it's basically fish food I've actually seen my fish chasing down a baby shrimp and eaten it within 5 seconds. no matter how much hiding places you give it most fish are diligent hunters will keep hunting for shrimps that will fit into their mouth. it's like keeping blackworms in the same tank as fish... you might get some survive that's hiding in the gravel but not many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 It depends what fish you have, I had cherries breeding in my community tank with angels and tetras, as well as some bettas. They didn't multiply as fast as they do alone but they still did well. They hide more as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ftaquaman Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I will provide plenty of nooks and crannies for them to hide in, its almost certain that I will want fish that are going to prey on them in the tank though im sure. Things like torpedo barbs, australian rainbows, angel fish probably should not be in the same tank but yeah im not worried so much about breeding them so survival of the fittest if I do experiment with the idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchai2500 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I won 5 shrimp in a raffle at Vic Betta. Put them in the 20l tank with a male betta. Moss, stones and a branch with a sponge filter/heater Must have 20 or so now..he ignores them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ftaquaman Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) See this is where personally experiences can be different. There is another post I read on here today that because they had no where to put the 2 new betta's they bought they had to put them in the shrimp tank and had the shrimp colony go from 200 to 20. Just goes to show what works in one tank does not mean it is the rule. I am glad to hear that though somchai, tells me it is possible given the right circumstances. Edited September 12, 2012 by 6ftaquaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumofthehoarde Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I had cherries in a tank with BNs, 4 female bettas and a handful of guppies. they didnt expand like in a shrimp tank but they held their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ftaquaman Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Yeah im not fussed about them expanding but if they can hold their own in a community tank that would suit me fine. Would be a perfect world if they would all play nice in the same tank wouldnt it B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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