Amano shrimp and puffers?
Amano shrimp and puffers?
ok, i know puffers eat inverts,but i was wondering if some amano shrimp could be kept with DPs since theyre bigger than DPs. could amanos be kept with gold/bronze puffers as well?
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Dadof4
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Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
They would probably get picked apart, slowly...
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Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
With DPs, it's a toss-up. Mine got along great with a ghost shrimp.
With bigger puffs, I'm gonna say nope, bad plan.
With bigger puffs, I'm gonna say nope, bad plan.
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Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
I have 3 amano shrimp in with my male and female Irrubesco, the puffers don't bother them at all, they have been in there for about 4 months and are still alive and well and my tank is algae free yey! 
Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
Ok. If i get DPs ill grab a couple amanos. If i get a bigger puffer species ill just let the feeder snails do their job lol.
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Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
My DP's completely ignored the shrimp in the tank with them, even when the shrimp "landed" on top of the puffers, which was quite funny to see. Never had any attacks of any kind.
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Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
I guess it's down to the individual puffer.
My F8 will annihilate any snails, worms etc. I drop into the tank. He hasn't bothered the four Amano Shrimp, though, since the first couple of hours when he realised he wasn't fast enough to catch them. They're quick and, above all, very aware of their surroundings.
My F8 will annihilate any snails, worms etc. I drop into the tank. He hasn't bothered the four Amano Shrimp, though, since the first couple of hours when he realised he wasn't fast enough to catch them. They're quick and, above all, very aware of their surroundings.
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Dadof4
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Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
Hehe! We named my Suvatti Marc Anthony after the Buggs Bunny cartoon Kat Feud because he's this rough, tough, anything gets in my tank I'll annihilate it, kind of puffer...except for the one ghost shrimp I put in there (we call it his kitten) that rides him....schismy007 wrote:My DP's completely ignored the shrimp in the tank with them, even when the shrimp "landed" on top of the puffers, which was quite funny to see. Never had any attacks of any kind.
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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Re: Amano shrimp and puffers?
The ghost shrimp kinda scared my puffers at first. He was bigger than them, maybe an inch, they were barely over half an inch, and they got just a little too close, and he waved his tiny claws at them and they backed off FAST.
Not mine, but it cracked me up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7cLaFXnSWk
Not mine, but it cracked me up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7cLaFXnSWk
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
Found among the papers of Mohatma Gandhi
Come and visit http://www.thetriopsforum.com!
I AM A DUDETTE!
NEED NITRIFYING BACTERIA FOR YOUR NEW TANK? PM ME!
Found among the papers of Mohatma Gandhi
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