Loaches Online Forum

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:40 pm**

Would Amano shrimp be ok in a tanks with:

Clown(~3"), yoyo, striata Loach
Garra Flavatra
Tiger Barbs

?

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:41 pm**

Yes. They would be delicious.

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:56 pm**

Can I have a sensible answer from somone else please?

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:02 pm**

The loaches will eat them if they get the chance.

It's possible the Shrimp will evade them for a while, but if you want to keep them, don't put them with Loaches

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:04 pm**

adampetherick wrote:Can I have a sensible answer from somone else please?

It was a sensible answer, with a slight quip thrown in to lift your spirits. If I say they'll be delicious, and your aim clearly wasn't to use them as food, its a good answer no?

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:06 pm**

angelfish83's answer may have been tongue-in-cheek, but unfortunately very true.

People have kept shrimp in with these fish, but they'll end up as Sushi eventually.

Martin.

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:18 pm**

are there any larger/more armoured shrimp that would be ok?

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:18 pm**

Any species of shrimp are especially vulnerable when they molt. I would advise you against keeping them, especially with your occupants.

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:38 pm**

I did once purchase 5 amano shrimp for my community tank with loaches and noticed that within 2 weeks they were all gone...nothing but discarded shells remaining.

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:47 pm**

Was looking for something to clean the algae of of the anubia leaves, the garra arn't touching it

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:51 pm**

How about otocinclus?

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:01 pm**

Get ancistrus plecos. Seriously.

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:12 pm**

adampetherick wrote:Was looking for something to clean the algae of of the anubia leaves, the garra arn't touching it

Post a picture of the algae, Adam.

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:47 pm**

At work atm, will get one in the morning

Posted: **Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:12 pm**

adampetherick wrote:At work atm, will get one in the morning

If its brown (diatom) ancistrus is 100% the way to go. If its green, but flat, they'll peck at some of that, and if its the hair algae type, they'll nibble it but not significantly dent it.

Any fish can get spoiled on pelleted foods that offer more bang for less effort though.