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	Amano Shrimps & CL.
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Can i keep a 5cm Clown Loach with some Amano Shrimps?. Thanks alot. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 22-Mar-2007 22:41
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	It is almost certain the loaches will make a meal out of the shrimp. Even small Botiids should not be trusted with Amano Shrimp. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 22-Mar-2007 23:17
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Are you sure about it?. I am searching for some info. & cannot find any on Loaches & Shrimps. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 22-Mar-2007 23:45
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Adult clown loach and amano shrimp = expensive treat. You might get away with it with juvenile loaches under 4 inches and adult amanos at 2 inches for a few months , after that, the shrimp are toast, or perhaps more accurately prawn toasts Theyll be taken when the amanos are caught molting, theyll be soft and delicious! Were sure.
Posted 23-Mar-2007 00:09
djrichie Big Fish Rough but Honest [img]htt Posts: 366 Kudos: 309 Votes: 45 Registered: 29-Jan-2007	Edited by djrichie I have two clown loachs in a 55 with ghost shrimp I havn't loss any shrimp yet and they have been in there for 5 months now and are getting about and inch long the shrimp that is. I guess maybe its because they are heavily planted or I'm just luck because it the same tank with the pea puffers and they are suppose to eat shrimp as will. DjRichie "Don't Panic" Djrichie "So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish" Douglas Adams
Posted 23-Mar-2007 00:31
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Like I said they get taken when molting, if they can find a place the clowns cant access to do that, then you might be lucky, but sooner or later the numbers thin out until you have none left. Amanos are tenacious, and cautious, but they get nailed in the end.
Posted 23-Mar-2007 00:36
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Yep definitely the CL will eat any shrimp you send its way. As adults they are even capable of eating larger crayfish. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 23-Mar-2007 02:01
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Edited by sham I haven't had any trouble with smaller loaches(yoyos, kuhlis, dojos) and shrimp but CLs get rather large. Temporarily it might work but they'd eventually start picking them off. Pretty much any fish that gets as big as clowns is guranteed to eat shrimp since they are such a nice size for a live meal.
Posted 23-Mar-2007 21:34
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Thanks alot for the reply's. The CL is only 5cm big, but i'll remove it as soon as i can, or else move the AS to another tank. Thanks once again. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 23-Mar-2007 22:10
El Tiburon Tailandes Hobbyist Posts: 132 Kudos: 54 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Jan-2007	Not that its the same thing but I have some yoyo loaches with amano shrimp and they dont express any interest in the shrimp. I know theyre not clowns, but they are yoyos.
Posted 01-Apr-2007 01:24
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Thanks alot El Tiburon Tailandes. In fact, i still have the CL with the Shrimps, without any problems. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 01-Apr-2007 21:42


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