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I have a 38 gal. planted tank with a school of 16 harlequins, a pair of blue rams and some cories.

Could ghost shrimp mix in with this stock?


†Aquapickle†

Maybe. Depends on the rams. The rasboras and corys should leave them alone, but if the rams become hungry in the middle of the night... It could be snack time.

I say go ahead and try it. Stamps are more expensive than ghost shrimp, so it wouldn't be a huge monetary loss should the rams decide not to play nice.

lol yeah and if they dont bother the ghosties, then cherries would also be a nice addition to the tank in the future.

\\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"

You will loose some ghost shrimps to eating, they are a nice meal for most fish, depending on how heavily planted your tank is will determine how often you will buy repalcments. Here not a big deal I can get 20 for a dollar. Go to you LFS and look in their feeder fish area and see if the offer them there. I know some online store sell them for 1.00 to 1.50 a peace, thats just crazy.

Djrichie
"So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish" Douglas Adams

So do ghost shrimp even eat any algae?

I know cherries and amanos are good algae eaters, but i haven't heard much about ghosts.

†Aquapickle†

they are a good part of a cleaning crew for your tank..... if you want something to eat algea, get some otto cats. They are a sensetive fish when you bring them home so make sure you reading are good and turn out the lights over night. You may even want to try drip allication method.

Djrichie
"So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish" Douglas Adams

I have 2 ottos already, but they only come out when the lights are out. I also have one rubbernose, he does good for the glass, but not much else. He doesn't eat flakes or anything, so i wonder if he is starving or something. He literally sits on one piece of glass by my powerhead and doesn't move.

†Aquapickle†

Hi,
Despite those fish being known to eat algae, algae is not
the best all round food for them. Try blanching some
Cucumber slices and place them in the tank for food as well.
You can also use some fresh peas that have been blanched
to split the pea skin. Pop the pea like a "zit" and give
the meat of the pea to the fish.

Blanching is placing the food item in boiling water for
no more than a minute, then cool it and serve.

Frequently cucumber slices will need to be attached to
a small rock (weighted down) with a rubber band. That
keeps it more or less in one place and makes it easier
for the fish to get to it.

Frank

-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

try giving your pleco and ottos some bottom feeder pellets. a variety is best because algae wafers and shrimp pellets aren't the best when alone.

i bought six corries yesterday adnt eh LFS manager said that the best way to keep bottom feeders happy and doing their job is to supplement them with tablets or wafers for bottom feeders as well as the ocasional veggies.

frank is right so listen to him intently!

\\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"