Ghost Shrimp and frogs

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DaveyCrocket

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Are ghost shrimp hard to keep and how many should be kept together? And will they live with just about any fish?

I think they look really cool and have thought about getting some.

(Just have to be careful when siphoning the gravel though)

Also I have seen some tiny little underwater frogs that are neat.
I'm don't remember what they are called but I seen them at the pet store.
Any info from people who have these would be appreciated.
 
The frogs you have seen are probably African Dwarf frogs (or maybe African clawed frogs, which you don't want!).

Please read this article I made on African Dwarf frogs:
http://aquariacentral.com/forums/sh...id=29515&highlight=African+and+dwarf+and+frog

The vast majority of ADF's will not eat fish or shrimp. In fact, I've never heard of an ADF that ate a fish that wasn't already dead or maybe a small fry. I keep my ADF's with pygmy cories (very small!) and ghost shrimp. They do not bother with either of them. As long as the frog is fed fully, I bet you could make even frogs that might be prone to enjoying a fish or two refrain from eating any. When I say that some may eat a fish, I'm talking really small fish and the odds of that happening are 10,000 to 1.

As far as how many ghost shrimp to have...as many as you want. Some people like to keep 1 per gallon. Others will get 10 or so and just go with that. They get along fine with eachother, if that is what you're asking.

Since they're very inexpensive, some people like to keep their tanks full of them, replacing them as needed when the fish have eaten most of them. In the meantime, they're fun to watch.

Most small tetras and peaceful fish like cories won't touch ghost shrimp, but gouramis and larger tetras (such as white fins) often find them to be a delightful snack.
 
cichlids

Yeah, my kribensis enjoy attacking the ghost shrimp. the pair will beat on one tell it falls apart, then eat it. interesting to see!
 
I have 8 goldies, 3 plecos, 2 guppies and a Blackfin Shark Catfish in a 90-gallon outdoor pond. I can't find any of the 6 shrimp I bought 3 days ago. Did they get eaten? Or could they just be lost in the algae?

Andrew
 
Shrimp are *notorious* hiders. Many people buy shrimp, dont see them for 6 months, go to tear down the tank, and while taking it apart find their shrimp, hiding.

However, goldfish, plecos, and catfish all eat shrimp. I doubt they'll last very long.
 
I had 3 ghost shrimp in my bathroom tank, one day while I was doing my hair I saw something moving on the bathroom carpet under my feet. So I got closer and there to my surpise was one of my shrimp, walking on my bathroom carpet. I picked him up (he was looking kinda pink) and put him back in the tank. He is still doing well today. I did move him to my son's tank were it would be harder for him to escape. They are fun little creatures, and get along will all little fish, in fact the betta doesn't even bother with him. :p
 
Hmmm... an upwardly mobile shrimp...

My pond is outdoors, too, and anything (frog, shrimp, turtle) could easily escape if it so desired.

Could they all have, um, meandered off?

(I do have a coat of algae on the bottom)

Andrew
 
Well it is quite possible. Turtles can be notorious for meandering off. But, if there isn't any other water around, they should return. As for the shrimp, they can climb out of water, but they'd usually much rather stay there. There are also almost impossible to find most of the time, so they are probably still in there if they haven't gotten eaten by something or haven't died yet (hardy doesn't really describe them). My guess is that they wound up (or will wind up) as a delightfun snack to the larger fish :(
 
I recently added about 20 ghosts to my Angelfish tank, I never see more than six at a time. I am at least assuming that the rest hang out in the massive growth of hornwort that I have in that tank...

I hope they didn't end up in my sump, I keep a crawfish in there and they wouldn't last ten seconds against that!
 
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