New RCS

[eroomlorac]

I just received a shipment of RCS from Hooked Newbie and they are awesome. If I put platies or guppies in with them, will the fish eat any future baby shrimp? The tank is pretty well planted with aquatic grasses and mosses. Can I put snails in with the RCS? Thanks for any input.

 

[Danimal62]

They will eat the baby shrimp. With a ton of hidding spaces some will survive, but you will not have a high survival rate!

 

[msjinkzd]

Guppies should be ok. I think if you have lots of dense spaces (with the moss) you will have a good survival rate, just don't expect the shrimp to be nearly as visible as they would be without predators. I keep them with cherry barbs, tetras, and honey gourami and it was what started all my cherry tanks. Snails are perfectly acceptable tank mates as well.

 

[eroomlorac]

Haha, speaking of snails........how are my little darlings doing, mskinkzd?

 

[msjinkzd]

they are growing like weeds, i am excited...about 30 or so are about pea sized now, the rest are just over bb sized. They are starting to get their stripes and are quite cute. i will post some new pics in the next few days.

 

[thebullit]

yes snails will be fine, and i keep a few guppies with mine no worries plenty of babies.