These guys actually eat the snails that my dwarf puffers just completely ignore (they like me feeding them bloodworms too much I guess..).
Apparently these shrimp also hunt and eat fish?!
Do I need to get rid of these shrimp, I'm kind of shocked that a shrimp might be able to take down a dwarf puffer but maybe it can. I mean, we're not talking about a Mantis here.
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Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
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scpion
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Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
This shrimps are not dangerous to dwarf puffers.. They do attack snails and very often, snatches food from the dwarfs though.
I am not a Troll, I am just pissed..!
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sgtmyers88
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Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
I got 3 of those living with my DP's with no problems.
WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.
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FlyPenFly
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Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
So apparently these get mistaken for ghost shrimp but they're a much more aggressive variety called whisker shrimp... Hmmm getting worried.
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G S P Freak
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Dwarf puffers, named "He-Puffer" (male) and She-puffer (female) (10g)
Non-puffer:
1 Red-eared slider, Tortuga (female)(100g)
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Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Yes, I also have 2 living with my pea-sized pea-puffers and they don't bother the DP's at all. Actually the DP's bother the shrimp, they bite off their antennae... lol! I think they think the antennae are worms.
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sgtmyers88
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Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Shrimp may have possibly been mislabeled at the store.
WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.
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jeromecarlyoung
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Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
DPs can nip, especially the eyes. DPs sometimes live with things for a while and then suddenly wipe them out so be careful. My DP used to like Ramshorn snails and eat Pond Snails. One day she changed her mind and ate the Ramshorn pretty quick.
They're like a shark; they test things out by biting. If it's good then they bite a lot more.
Jerry
They're like a shark; they test things out by biting. If it's good then they bite a lot more.
Jerry