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Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:14 am
by FlyPenFly
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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Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:03 am
by scpion
This shrimps are not dangerous to dwarf puffers.. They do attack snails and very often, snatches food from the dwarfs though.
Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:44 am
by sgtmyers88
I got 3 of those living with my DP's with no problems.
Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:08 pm
by FlyPenFly
So apparently these get mistaken for ghost shrimp but they're a much more aggressive variety called whisker shrimp... Hmmm getting worried.
Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:54 pm
by G S P Freak
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.
Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:07 pm
by sgtmyers88
Shrimp may have possibly been mislabeled at the store.
Re: Whisker Shrimp may eat Dwarf Puffers?
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:22 am
by jeromecarlyoung
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
