Inverts..

JPDVM2014

JPDVM2014

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Jun 16, 2008
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Well, I was wondering if i have any room in my tank for any sort of invert. Or if there is even any that would get along with the fish i have currently. I was looking at some cherry shrimp, but idk. Any input would be appreciated. Also, right now my tank is only lightly planted. Just have a medium Amazon sword and about 5 or 6 other plants that i can't remember the name of. :) So I'm guessing before i get any kind of invert i should put some more plants and/or hiding places? Thanks
 
yes you should be find adding a few shrimp, but more hiding places and plants would be a good start.
 
My community tank is similiar to yours and I have 3 red clawed shrimp in mine. They are big enough that the fish don't bother them, and they will come out and walk around picking food off of the ground.

They seem to prefer a "structure" to claim rather then be in plants. I made 3 small "tents" out of broken pieces of slate, put in different areas of the tank, and each shrimp seems happy in their own place. The snails, too :/

I belive this is a female:

female.jpg
 
You could do a test run with Ghost Shrimp. They're readily accessible at most LFS and very cheap. Although they do get to be 4 times the size of RCS, it would still give you a good indication. Or you could go with Pomacea bridgesii snails. They're really fun also and plant friendly.
 
TM thanks for the suggestion, maybe i can find some little structures for them and also get some java moss. And FTM, ghost shrimp were another possibility for me. But i have been doing some research on inverts, and i saw about not having any copper in the water. I'm not positive, but i think my water might have some copper. I've never added any medications with copper, but i think my tap water might have it. I need to order a test kit to be sure. But i have had a couple snails die on me for no apparent reason, and i think that might be it. I really hope there isn't any copper because i would love to have some shrimp.
 
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