Is these fish harmful to shrimp ?

**xiaofeng90** · 27th Jul 2012, 19:23

As topic mention will these fish harmful to shrimp/shrimplet ?

1.kuhli loach
2.Pipefish
3.And this sucker not sure the name ,

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**wongce** · 27th Jul 2012, 19:54

the fish in your picture is a borneo sucker... or Chinese Hillstream Loach;- so far never see it attack my shrimps before...

**reiner09** · 27th Jul 2012, 20:52

i have a friend keeping pipefish with shrimps too..heard from him it doesn't attack shrimps ...

**xiaofeng90** · 27th Jul 2012, 22:16

thanks for all the information any idea does kuhli loach attack shrimp.shrimplet ?

**kenny** · 10th Aug 2012, 01:52

From what I know, pipefish hunts live food. The baby shrimps will probably not be safe from it.

**xiaofeng90** · 10th Aug 2012, 08:13

Originally Posted by kenny

From what I know, pipefish hunts live food. The baby shrimps will probably not be safe from it.

Thanks kenny for the tip

**felix_fx2** · 10th Aug 2012, 08:34

Xiaofeng, never see that loach eat shrimplet.
It is bottom feeder, plus it like to "poke" substrate.

I've been told many times they eat snails. But never see it myself 1st hand.

**Navanod** · 10th Aug 2012, 14:10

I have a hillstream loach that did nothing to the shrimps.
From what I've researched from google, hillstream loaches are almost pure algae eaters and their mouth cannot even find algae tabs properly, let alone hunt shrimps. Hahaha.

Mine is very very shy and hides almost all day long. The shrimplets and shrimps did not seemed disturbed by it.

Pipefish and kuhli loaches may hunt shrimplets though...not recommended

**xiaofeng90** · 11th Aug 2012, 02:30

Originally Posted by felix_fx2

Xiaofeng, never see that loach eat shrimplet.
It is bottom feeder, plus it like to "poke" substrate.

I've been told many times they eat snails. But never see it myself 1st hand.

haha same i haven came across see them peck or eat my skill

**xiaofeng90** · 11th Aug 2012, 02:32

Originally Posted by Navanod

I have a hillstream loach that did nothing to the shrimps.
From what I've researched from google, hillstream loaches are almost pure algae eaters and their mouth cannot even find algae tabs properly, let alone hunt shrimps. Hahaha.

Mine is very very shy and hides almost all day long. The shrimplets and shrimps did not seemed disturbed by it.

Pipefish and kuhli loaches may hunt shrimplets though...not recommended

My hillstream loach like to suck on the glass like wiper, wiping my tank

Guess i will skip pipefish then i like them as they look interesting