Will apisto eat CRS?

[shrimppaste]

Hi,

I am thinking of introducing some CRS into my tank with a pair of agassizii. Is this a good idea? Would the agassizii eat CRS? Thanks!

[marle]

they will slaughter them.

[hanz0my]

better not put apistos and CRS together in the same tank dude, mine cleared it all up.. thank god they were only yamato shrimps!

[shrimppaste]

Wah Yamato so big they also can eat?

[iwishweallcouldwin]

Unless you are feeling rich, I don't think you would want to sacrifice your crs as apisto snacks.

[shrimppaste]

Hahaha. Ok then no CRS. I will set up a separate CRS tank only in the future

[hanz0my]

Wah Yamato so big they also can eat?

hahaha! the apisto i kept together with were Ap. Diplotaenia, they are smaller than the yamatos.. still got cleaned up.

[Shaihulud]

I once kept big amano shrimp with juvenile betta, all the shrimps became legless and killed shortly.

[Captain Telecredible]

I doubt this....
I have more than 14 pairs of apistogrammas in my 4ft. Yet my apistogrammas com well with my yamatos. The trick is that you got to buy bigger sized ones, I once brought a pack of 100 juveniles yamatos, all were killed shortly in one day. hope this helps

kenneth.

[barmby]

Apistogramma will go berserk with the slightest sight of shrimps. They will eat them all.

[owk688]

shrimp always is a natural food source for fish.

[johntitus]

haha its like a delight to the apisto..

[genes]

Agree with kenneth. My large size Yamatos were all apistogramma safe while all the malayans, cherry shrimps became a good source of live feeds. So will apisto eat CRS? A definite YES!

[lucasjiang]

one more concern is that CRS prefer temperatures below 25 degrees, whereas apisto may not be comfortable in that temp range.

[Wjustin]

Anything that can feed into their mouth they will do so