Cherry shrimp.

[cro117]

hi, i have always had cherry shrimp in all my tanks, even with fish that occasionally prey on them. usually my method is to raise them in a separate tank and toss a net full every week of so until they can establish a colony. how tenacious are Cynops when it comes to their prey. killies seem to be very active hunters, but my cherries were still able to hold a stable colony, angels too.

since this is sort of a compatibility post, how about otocinclus? i never really have any algae problems, and snails will take care of any little that does come, but i was just curious. i usually keep my endler tanks 70F if i can, sometimes dropping to 65F in the winter, and have had perfectly healthy otos in that, but i haven't experimented with lower temps yet.

FYI- there is no compatibility problem on the part of the cherry shrimp, even with eggs and young. the idea is to give a stable supplemental feeding source, not a one time shmorgus board.

 

[Kaysie]

I'm not sure what you're asking here. Are you asking if you can mix Cynops and Otocinclus? If so, the answer is no. http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/Mixing_disasters.shtml is an article on all the reasons not to, beyond temperature requirements.

 

[cro117]

the oto isn't that big of a concern, i don't really need an algae eater. i was mainly wondering if introduced a large amount of cherries and had enough hiding places if you think the newts might leave enough after the initial feeding frenzy to have a continual food supplement?

 

[caud8]

It depends on how many shrimp you're putting in and how many newts you have. Mark

 

[fishkeeper]

If it worked with angelfish, it should work with newts. Newts aren't very efficient predators as far as fast moving stuff is concerned.