purrmaid Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I've been redoing my 36g planted tank with some aqua soil and more plants and I'd like to make it a more realistic ecosystem by keeping shrimp but I've never done them. I currently have snails, neon tetras, a siamese algae eater, and a hillstream loach. I would like 1-3 dwarf gourami but I think they would eat the tiny skittle shrimp that are only ½" I've seen at my lfs and amanos just look...dull. Obviously looks aren't everything so far as my ecosystem goes, but it would be nice if they were pretty, as much as a seabug can be. Are there any types that are big enough to not interest a dwarf gourami but have some color to interest me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Unfortunately, even your siamese algae eater will eat shrimp if given the opportunity. Most colorful shrimp are the neocaradina and caradina. Both of which are 1 to 1 1/2 long and very tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purrmaid Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 It will?? Its name lies! 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 It absolutely does eat algae. But that’s not all Not a true herbivore like an otocinclus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purrmaid Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 I was thinking of a panda garra instead of an oto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Yeah, I looked them up. They only eat shrimp fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purrmaid Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 I figure everything eats fry. As long as enough survive to maintain the population, that's the circle of life. That's part of why I don't think amano shrimp would work since they don't hatch in freshwater 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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