Apistogramma cacatuoides ate my Yamato!

[lwm999]

Don't realised that it is not safe to keep Apisto Cacatuoides (or any Apisto?) with shrimps. My ignorance!

Just now was looking for the male Caca and saw he quietly hide in one dark corner. Looks closer and saw a shrimp (still moving) in its mouth. After 15min, still see that fellow in the corner with the Yamato, as if got problem swallowing it. Drop some fish food still "boh-chup" and stayed there. Only later when I look back then see him swimming around with no sign of Yamato. Really shi-gu-wu-chun (no body left).

No wonder I see the shrimps less and less often. Thought they good in hiding. Now know must be eaten up by that killer.

[Wackytpt]

Don't realised that it is not safe to keep Apisto Cacatuoides (or any Apisto?) with shrimps. My ignorance!

Just now was looking for the male Caca and saw he quietly hide in one dark corner. Looks closer and saw a shrimp (still moving) in its mouth. After 15min, still see that fellow in the corner with the Yamato, as if got problem swallowing it. Drop some fish food still "boh-chup" and stayed there. Only later when I look back then see him swimming around with no sign of Yamato. Really shi-gu-wu-chun (no body left).

No wonder I see the shrimps less and less often. Thought they good in hiding. Now know must be eaten up by that killer.

apisto will whack shirmps that are small

[SCOPE]

This is quite normal in my apisto tank too....not only shrimp, small snails too...

[|squee|]

My Agassizii whacked my Yamatos all the time.. till one day I caught it redhanded.

The shrimps went out at once.

[Nannostomuss]

Gonna choose between Apisto and Shrimp! still i prefer sacrificing Apisto!! . Maybe you should also start deciding apisto or shrimp!

Sorrie all apisto fanatic. I m not trying to discourage rearing Apisto

[stormhawk]

Any apisto with a wide mouth like A. cacatuoides will definitely regard small inverts like shrimps as a meal. Even those species that have a small mouth will almost always try to take a bite at a shrimp.

You'll have to decide between keeping the male caca, or keeping your shrimp. Either way, one has to go. Even with heavy plant cover, there will definitely be casualties amongst the shrimps, especially when they have just moulted. That's when they are very soft and easy to attack.

[benny]

My Apistogramma cacatuoides used to eat my Corydoras hastatus for snacks!!

Cheers,

[Justikanz]

My Apistogramma cacatuoides used to eat my Corydoras hastatus for snacks!!

Cheers,

!!! I dun remember the Apistogramma cacatuoides I used to have years ago growing to THAT big... Corydorus hastatus expensive compared to Yamato shrimps leh...