Amano shrimp with DP

Matty P · Post by **Matty P** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:49 pm

Are Amano shrimps compatible with DP's?

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:59 pm

Maybe, maybe not. It depends on the puffer. But DPs are very territorial and aggressive for their small size and will attack anything and everything they feel is either lunch or invading. Whether they can actually do damage depends on their relative size, but either way, they would eventually pester them to death, or scare them enough to jump out of the tank.

Best bet would be to try with some cheap Ghost shrimp before sacrificing a good Amano shrimp.

Matty P · Post by **Matty P** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:01 pm

Would it make a difference by adding the amano before the DP's?

crazedpuffer · Post by **crazedpuffer** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:49 pm

Add the amano first. most dp's will completely ignore shrimp.

Matty P · Post by **Matty P** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:13 pm

OK thanks

Maxx · Post by **Maxx** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:21 pm

They will ignore them if they
are too big to be considered
as food

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:37 pm

They won't ignore them, trust me. Even if you add them first it won't make a difference, even if they are tiny and the shrimp are huge, they won't ignore them.

Expect them to get nipped at.

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:04 pm

Mine pulled the legs off of shrimp much larger than themselves. Size doesn't matter to DPs in the least.

Matty P · Post by **Matty P** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:46 am

So i take that applies to all shrimp?

crazedpuffer · Post by **crazedpuffer** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:43 am

Yeah it applies to all shrimp. Some dps won't bother a shrimp though. You might want to get a ghost shrimp and see how your puffer treats it.

kass · Post by **kass** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:18 am

Every Dp is different. I started with 5 amanos and after a year I have 1 left.

Matty P · Post by **Matty P** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:09 pm

OK thanks for the replies.

homey_v · Post by **homey_v** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:47 pm

mine devour shrimp.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:55 pm

I have 4 dps in a 15 with 2 amano shrimp and 3 ghost shrimp. Two of the dp's have been ignoring the shrimp for nearly a year, and two for about a month. I've had good luck so far, but a year is not forever, I always count the shrimp carefully so I can save the rest if one is turned on.

kimmers318 · Post by **kimmers318** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:07 pm

I haven't tried anything other than ghosties with mine, but they have never bothered them. I was actually hoping they would eat them as that made a nice source of food for when we go away, but alas, all the ghost shrimp lived til they died a natural death.

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