4 wouldn't be too much. Some people go as high as 1 per gallon. Amano and ghost stay pretty small at less than 1 inch each.
This can't be true, is it?
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TKOS said:
I haven't been able to find them anywhere...
What if I had 1 betta and 3 AFD's in a 6g, could I still add them in?
Amano females make 2" and Ghosts are not far behind.
There are shrimp which can will eat fish. Many of the macrobrachiums (long-armed shrimp) will eat whatever they can catch.
There are shrimp which can will eat fish. Many of the macrobrachiums (long-armed shrimp) will eat whatever they can catch.
River prawns grow to 18 inches with the claws, their bodies being only 6 inches long. They eat ANYTHING.
my ghost shrimp ate a newborn swordtail fry once.... other than that, ive never seen them eat any fish and i keep them with very small swordtails and guppies.
of course i was a bit upset (although i expected it) with that shrimp and gave it to my tiretrack eel
it was a very large female ghost shrimp, about 1-1/2"
of course i was a bit upset (although i expected it) with that shrimp and gave it to my tiretrack eel
it was a very large female ghost shrimp, about 1-1/2"
Oddball~ said:
Actually, if by "river prawn" you mean Macrobrachium rosenbergii, a more accurate figure would be a potential 12 inches of body and 16 of arm [your 18-inch figure is, however, more typical] when adult (proportions vary somewhat across the geographical range of this widely distributed species).
For some images, look to the following sites:
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/crec/prawn.jpg
http://southcenters.osu.edu/aqua/intro/sld013.htm
http://www.papuaweb.org/gb/foto/muller/ecology/08/
(Note the degree of color variation in this wide-ranging species).
Mariculturists have selectively developed several morphotypes, as evinced here (scroll down to Figure 5).
