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02-18-2008, 06:11 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ft. Campbell, Ky
Posts: 1,413
| So a 5g hex, with a male betta, and 3 of these guys would be beautiful ey? |
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02-18-2008, 10:45 PM
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#52 (permalink)
| | Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California
Posts: 13,635
| Quote:
Originally Posted by d3sc3n7 So a 5g hex, with a male betta, and 3 of these guys would be beautiful ey? | I tried that. I ended up with a fat, happy betta as the sole occupant of the tank. |
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02-18-2008, 11:12 PM
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#53 (permalink)
| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ft. Campbell, Ky
Posts: 1,413
| HMM! Well, now what to put in with the betta! Rox says ADF's are creepy! |
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02-18-2008, 11:22 PM
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#54 (permalink)
| | Medium Fish
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ft. campbell, KY
Posts: 348
| well hopefully the guy calls before he puts in the order...and i guess ADF is about the only options we have now
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10-29-2008, 12:45 AM
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#55 (permalink)
| | Teenie Weenie Fish
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 20
| Will Platies eat the shrimp? My mom had a tank with six platies in it and the shrimp dissapeared. The water quality might have killed the shrim, but I'm not sure. |
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10-29-2008, 01:00 AM
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#56 (permalink)
| | Little Fish
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU
Posts: 182
| They are omnivores if I'm not mistaken... Depends on the size of the fish and shrimp. |
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11-16-2008, 12:23 AM
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| | Teenie Weenie Fish
Join Date: Nov 2008
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| Shrimp dying I had a happy, fat shrimp for many months until I had an exterminator into the house. They all died, and new ones all croak shortly after being introduced to the tank (I find their little bodies). I've tested water, and had LFS confirm my results-- water is in good shape. Tank is 30 gal lightly planted peaceful community. I have done a number of partial water changes since the exterminator's visit, and have tried with RCS from several LFS's, but same result.
Two Q's, I guess:
1) Any guess why shrimp are dying?
2) Suggestions for how to remedy so I can once again have shrimp tidying my tank? |
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11-16-2008, 12:57 AM
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#58 (permalink)
| | Super Fish
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Posts: 1,287
| Welcome to the tank..
sounds to me like you have pesticides in your water..no LFS is going to test for that. tear down the tank..clean it..replace gravel, and decorations, clean filter replace media and try again..maybe go with ghost shrimp as testers since they are cheaper.
edit: Well if the gravel is epoxy coated you may be safe just cleaning it...but I would highly recommend replacing it.
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