110
submitted 11 months ago by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/pets@hexbear.net

Ignore the clown killi fish, she likes to photobomb.

Yes I know some shrimp keepers cull the duller ones, but I refuse, I love all my skrimps. I don't care if their 'grade' goes down over time, they're my babies.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah the only tankmates I've had any luck with are clown killifish and even then I suspect they're snacking on the odd baby skrimp.

If I ever catch them doing it I'll be making it a shrimp only tank for sure. I only have the killis because I needed something to eat the copepods and detritus worms that kept moving in.

[-] dualmindblade@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

I have dwarf barbs in one of my tanks for the exact same reason, unfortunately despite supposedly having some of the smallest mouths they are nimble af and suspiciously this is the only tank in which the shrimp have not taken off. I never caught them in the act, but same with my betta and when they passed (fuck dropsy) the population exploded. Fwiw, in my limited experience the detritus worm and copepod community has always calmed to what I consider an acceptable level with time and without predators, I'm not sure why this is

[-] dualmindblade@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

Oh and snails are good friends for shrimp, but they eat like crazy and produce a lot of waste

this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2023
110 points (100.0% liked)

Pets

282 readers
68 users here now

A place to see all of our furred, feathered and scaled comrades!

Rules:

1: Post most have a picture/gif/vid

2: Only pictures of your pet (no random cute animals pictures found elsewhere)

3: Pictures of arachnids and insects should be marked NSFW

4: Animals are friends not food. No posting of animals that are intended for slaughter.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS