fish and shrimps

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Originally Posted by goody992828

To my on opinion I do not really recommend any fishes to be kept with the shrimp except otto....

Other fishes might seems to be small enough that it do not disturb the adult shrimp, but what about the shrimplets, they are small enough to the snack for any little fish that you can find....

I agree
Well it a risk that other keeper have to take if they want to put fishes in the tank togetable with shrimps

Originally Posted by _kai_

hi guys! i was wondering, are there any suitable fishes to keep with crs or those shrimps besides OTTO?

Yes! Dead fish..... kidding...

dun angry.... no other fishes lar.... i suspect otto might even pickup their eggs that shrimps might drop..... otto are quite aggressive to me.... everytime i throw the mosura shimp food, they will be there "guarding" it from the shrimps.... my crs go near will get chase by the otto... so i only have 2 ottos in a 2 feet tank.

If u have a very big tank, lot of hidding spaces loads for them... moss and plants grows like crazy... caves here and there... many rocks for shrimps to hide underneath, i have seen puffer together with shrimps with such setup....

Well to end the note, i had a friend who kept his pet parrot fish in the freezer.... says its not "ji li" to throw away fishes on cny... so he is still waiting....

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Originally Posted by icebabys

Yes! Dead fish..... kidding...

dun angry.... no other fishes lar.... i suspect otto might even pickup their eggs that shrimps might drop..... otto are quite aggressive to me.... everytime i throw the mosura shimp food, they will be there "guarding" it from the shrimps.... my crs go near will get chase by the otto... so i only have 2 ottos in a 2 feet tank.

If u have a very big tank, lot of hidding spaces loads for them... moss and plants grows like crazy... caves here and there... many rocks for shrimps to hide underneath, i have seen puffer together with shrimps with such setup....

Well to end the note, i had a friend who kept his pet parrot fish in the freezer.... says its not "ji li" to throw away fishes on cny... so he is still waiting....

In the end it still down to individual on how they want their setup to be
Advice can be given at the best of each individual knowledge but it still come down to the keeper how he/she wants their tank to be like

But of course at their own risk

Like what many bros have said better not.
You could get a small fish but then again when you have shrimplets what will you do? There is always the IF scenario in the back of your mind......

Seems to me that different people get different results from the same fish... So it really depends on individuals, just make sure u understand the risks involved.

An update, its a total pain to get my kuhli loaches out of my heavily planted tank

anyone has any suggestions on how to remove them effectively?

Originally Posted by retriZach

Seems to me that different people get different results from the same fish... So it really depends on individuals, just make sure u understand the risks involved.

An update, its a total pain to get my kuhli loaches out of my heavily planted tank

anyone has any suggestions on how to remove them effectively?

I have some kuhli loaches as well. I really love them, they are really cute and elusive. And yes! Tough to remove them from a heavily planted tank.

The thing is, I find that each of my loaches have a different character. While 3 others tend to hide, 1 of them is "not shy" at all. Once you throw food in the tank, it will even go to the surface to eat it. No trouble catching that one if necessary.

In my opinion, to catch them effectively in planted/decorated tanks, best is to wait till at night. Lure them out by dropping food in an area of your tank where there is a clear space. Better still, place your net in the tank first, then put the food in it. Switch off all the lights, then place a dim light nearby so you can see. It could be more effective if you starve them a little first, so they will be more eager to go for the food. Once they come out for the food, then viola.

My 2 cents.

Originally Posted by fishy07

I have some kuhli loaches as well. I really love them, they are really cute and elusive. And yes! Tough to remove them from a heavily planted tank.

The thing is, I find that each of my loaches have a different character. While 3 others tend to hide, 1 of them is "not shy" at all. Once you throw food in the tank, it will even go to the surface to eat it. No trouble catching that one if necessary.

In my opinion, to catch them effectively in planted/decorated tanks, best is to wait till at night. Lure them out by dropping food in an area of your tank where there is a clear space. Better still, place your net in the tank first, then put the food in it. Switch off all the lights, then place a dim light nearby so you can see. It could be more effective if you starve them a little first, so they will be more eager to go for the food. Once they come out for the food, then viola.

My 2 cents.

Awesome i'll go try it out tonight, hopefully it works haha.. and yea, what u mentioned is true.. different fishes of the same species have different personalities.

Had no luck yesterday night, ended up uprooting several of my plants

Thx!

Originally Posted by retriZach

Awesome i'll go try it out tonight, hopefully it works haha.. and yea, what u mentioned is true.. different fishes of the same species have different personalities.

Had no luck yesterday night, ended up uprooting several of my plants

Thx!

Oh that's bad, wish you all the best. Anyway, as they are noctural, all my kuhlis will come out at night whether there is food or not, so I think night with food should be win-win.

Please do let us know how it goes!

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Originally Posted by goody992828

To my on opinion I do not really recommend any fishes to be kept with the shrimp except otto....

Other fishes might seems to be small enough that it do not disturb the adult shrimp, but what about the shrimplets, they are small enough to the snack for any little fish that you can find....

Agreed i still use otto

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You could try adding boraras but still, at your own risk. Cheers