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judz  Enthusiast Posts: 256 Kudos: 160 Votes: 5 Registered: 06-Jun-2005   | i have a six inch pleco, a young bn pleco, 6 neons, 5 black neons, 5 glowlights, 4 frogs, 5 tiger barbs, 6 rasboras, a male and female dwarf gouramis, upsidedown catfish and 3 clown loaches in a med/heavy planted tank. ild like to put in some shrimp but not sure if they would live very long. the rock shrimp seem to be very large and look like they could defend themselves. |
 Posted 30-Jan-2006 04:13 |     |
Natalie      Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003    | Get the largest species possible (African Giant Shrimp/Blue Fan Shrimp come to mind), but you'd probably still be risking it with those clown loaches. Crustaceans form a major component of their diet in the wild.  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 30-Jan-2006 04:36 |     |
keithgh     *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | I agree I think the Clown Loaches would love you for the nice live snack you have provided for them. Even if they are of the large variety I think the Clowns would give them a hard time. Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
| Posted 30-Jan-2006 04:43 | |
| judz Enthusiast Posts: 256 Kudos: 160 Votes: 5 Registered: 06-Jun-2005 | how would they eat them, bit by bit. i probably should give them frozen shrimp if im thinking of putting in real shrimp. i use to bread those really small snails and put them in for them. other then that they arent use to live food. ild love to breed shrimp but i can see that getting messy. |
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Fallout   Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | If this is the tank you are worried about being overstocked, don't add anything else and make the problem worse. Failing that, i had to move my bamboo shrimp because my clown loaches were harassing them. |
| Posted 30-Jan-2006 08:00 | |
| judz Enthusiast Posts: 256 Kudos: 160 Votes: 5 Registered: 06-Jun-2005 | then i might put them in my ten gal |
| Posted 31-Jan-2006 03:53 | |
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