Breeding cherry, tiger and yamato

[peteding]

I have these 3 types of shrimps plus fish in my tank plus some cardinals, tetras, rummy nose and 3 other types of fish. Somehow the shrimps seems to disappear one by one. I cannot figure out. The fishes I have are not aggressive. I was thinking about the filter but that cannot be. Any ideas folks?

regards

[fish_nerd]

Erm...
i think is due to the fishes bro
cardinal are known to eat anything that fit its mouth.
Actually most fishes eat watever that can fit its mouth.

btw, how big is your tanks. mine is a 4-footer so i am able to keep both fishes and shrimps together. but all my fishes are small in size and they never seem to grow big one.

[leeruisheng]

I have these 3 types of shrimps plus fish in my tank plus some cardinals, tetras, rummy nose and 3 other types of fish. Somehow the shrimps seems to disappear one by one. I cannot figure out. The fishes I have are not aggressive. I was thinking about the filter but that cannot be. Any ideas folks?

regards

When did you put your shrimps in? If it's recently then probably they are hiding under driftwood or in your plants. Once settle down, they will appear slowly.

Do you see shrimp's carcasses?

[peteding]

Cardinals? Hmmm.

My tank is a 2 footer. I have about 15 fishes. 3 bottom feeders and a host of others.
I bought 15 a week ago. 1 died - there was a carcas.

I have removed the driftwood but still nothing. There are no carcases. That is most frustrating thing. I see at night the next night. it is down to about 4-5.
regards

Oh yes the cardinals are at most 3 inches long.

[fish_nerd]

Erm..
bro. sad to say that i think is your fishes are the cause of the disappearence of your shrimps.

2-footer is rather small for so many fishes plus shrimps. furthermore, in my tank, all my fishes are about 1 to 2 cm long

so i think what you can do now is to choose between keeping shrimps or cardinals

Just my 2cents worth of advice

[Quixotic]

Tetras generally refer to fishes belonging to the family Characidae. This includes cardinals, rummy nose and many others. In the natural environment, invertebrates (e.g. shrimps) form part of their diet.

So shrimps and tetras generally do not mix. If you do not want the shrimps to go missing, you need LOTS and LOTS of hiding places. This will minimise predation.

The rule of thumb that I use when it comes to shrimps and fishes is that if shrimps fit the mouth of the fishes, they will most probably ending up as food. This will probably save you from a lot of grief.

[Puffer]

Hi, just to share...My cardinals and shrimps (yamato, cherry and crs) live well together in a 3ft planted tank. I think as long as shrimps are big enough (at least 1cm), just have to be careful when introducing new shrimps into the tank as cardinals will attack them (have to try to distract the fish with food or introduce when lights off). Now i see shrimps swimming pass a school of cardinals with nothing happen.

[Quixotic]

There are exceptions of course, but anyone who intend to mix shrimps and fishes should be aware of the risks involved.

[haywas_35]

Probably, you will find them on the floor or get sucked into the filter. I've seen shrimps crawling out of my tank before.

[itssg]

If you are planning to breed cherry and tiger shrimp. Prefer a non-fish tank. Mosses is a must inside the tank for shrimps and shrimplets.

Yamato larvea will survive in fresh water for 3 days max before you convert the fresh water into salt water. Prefer to have 35-40ppm salinity for the larvea. After 40 days, you can using the drip method to convert the salt water into fresh water.