Reply With QuoteI think the only big fish that won't eat your shrimp will be Pleco$$$
I'm looking for big fish for main fish in my 3ft tank (put maybe 3 to 5). Most of the fish that I can think of is or tried killing/hunting my shrimps. Is there any big fish that gentle to adult shrimps? My shrimps mainly Yamato and Cherry. I don't mind for them to eat the Cherry shrimplet but let go the adult shrimp.
Fish that I try:
1) Ram
2) Discuss
3) Apisto
4) Angle fish (have not try but heard that it will kill shrimps)
I think the only big fish that won't eat your shrimp will be Pleco$$$
It is possible to keep discus, even a school provided you have a heavily planted tank with alot of moss like java moss for dense vegetation and a large tank at that, like 4 feet. Generally, the discus are not fast enough to get them.
Most big fish will eat shrimps or small fishes, because the only fish i know which is vegetarian is the WHALE.
*ps sorry, whale isnt fish technically speaking.
Pacu LOL!
don't try congo tetra!
I guess not possible huh, except pleco
Be a responsible fish keeper,not a bloody murderer
The Redline Torpedo? Although most LFS don't sell them in large sizes but they do grow at least 10-14 cm long (for my case). Not that sure if they are shrimp friendly but my cherries and Yamato are quite fine.
4x2x2 ft tank (2 x 2028 ): Cardinal, Ember and Neon Tetras, Cherry Barbs, Panda, Pygmaeus and Hasbrosus cories, Clown and Coolie loach, L134 and non-ID pleco, Common and giant otos, Whiptails and Yamato, Cherry and Malayan Shrimps
3x1.5x1.5 ft tank ( Eheim 2028 ) Retired
1x1x1 ft tank ( Eheim 2041 ): 2 goldfish
Nope, they willl attack. Essentially all of them will eat the shrimps so long it can fit into their mouth. But heavy planting ensures they have alot of cover to hide. From my experience, you have better luck protecting your shrimps with larger fishes than fishes than tetras, as they target shrimplets.
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Confirm red line torpedo to eat shrimps. Expensive confirmation.
Interesting question as shrimps are natural food for most fishes. Big fishes eat small fishes as well.
Glass catfish?
You can if you dare to fail - Stan Chung
Such experiments are sure expensive. But even more heart pain..
not me, that is why asking first
I have been looking at this too, but I want a fish to eat the planaria worms in my cherry tank but will leave the shrimplets alone.....too hard to find a good fish for the job.
boraras brigitae will keep it in check, but not sure if they will eat big planaria
This may sound odd but yet subtlely logical, if you are fish, which you rather eat, the worm or the shrimp?
Nope... my tank are overrun by the flat worms, but the 8 boraras brigitae/merah just stare at them...Originally Posted by Shadow
That was my concern, if I go to a BBQ do I eat the prawns on the flys buzzing around. I think I will have to just accept the planaria in my tank.
My boraras brigattae will eat planaria and hydra.
I've even seen one of my Yamatos rip a hydra off the wall and snack on it.
I'm not sure what exactly qualifies as large planaria though, lol. I've not seen any gargantuan ones in my tank yet...luckily
I think the biggest I saw is something like 2 cm long
I believe whales (not the killer whales) eat krill -- small shrimps. So not vegetarians.Most big fish will eat shrimps or small fishes, because the only fish i know which is vegetarian is the WHALE.
*ps sorry, whale isnt fish technically speaking.
koah fong
Juggler's tanks
does betta eat shrimps or attack them? i know they aren't very big and abit off-topic but i don't want to create a new thread about this.
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