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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.

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

I love my neocardina! If you have a suitable tank you should get some immediately because you'll be cleaning it much less often. Unfortunately tank mates are hard, most fish will eat the fry and probably at least attempt to go for the adults, although I have successfully had them thriving and even breeding in a 15 gallon with a betta who once, with a full stomach, devoured 4 the moment they were added and before I had a chance to intervene. Trick was to add the betta to an already established group, although people report mixed results with this method. Really interesting behavior, basically the perfect aquatic pet

[-] SpooksMcDoots@mander.xyz 7 points 11 months ago

I've had good luck so far by pairing them with 5 Zoogoneticus Tequilas in a 40 gallon breeder. The fish definitely can eat the baby shrimp, but having plenty of plant/algae masses to hide in should mitigate that. They are great fish in need of conservation and not much harder to care for than your more traditional live-bearers, like guppies and swordtails.

Side note, one of the female Tequilas just gave birth yesterday and the other two appear to be pregnant!

[-] dualmindblade@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

I wasn't familiar, what a cool fish, congrats on being a tequila grandparent!

Also, holy shit you weren't kidding:

Zoogoneticus tequila is endemic to the Ameca River basin in west-central Mexico. Its current distribution is restricted to a single spring pool in Teuchitlán, only 4 metres (13 ft) in diameter, where a population consisting of less than 50 adult fish live

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