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BlueBolts Shrimp Guru

BlueBolts

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Witnessed a member feeding his culls to a flowerhorn, and although I cringed at first, it all got very exciting ! Still feels like I'm betraying the shrimps though ! :-(

But for a small tank (10lt).... Any suggestions ? Betta's ?

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Squiggle Shrimp Guru

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I originally bought my first red cherries to feed my Betta Macrostoma's but after a few I just couldn't do it any more & then the addiction kicked in, hahahaha :encouragement:

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Squiggle Shrimp Guru

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Hahaha, more than you can imagine BB, you have seen my rack thread right! :victorious:

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MrShrimp Shrimp Breeder

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I could never feed a shrimp to any fishes after keeping them. The shrimps work so hard to clean our tanks and they are so defenseless.

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KillieOrCory Shrimp Breeder

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Hey BB,

Killifish are great in a 10L tank. Adult killies are good shrimp disposal units :smiley_simmons:

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Squiggle Shrimp Guru

Squiggle

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I could never feed a shrimp to any fishes after keeping them. The shrimps work so hard to clean our tanks and they are so defenseless.

Have to agree dude, at first they were food but I just can't do it any more :victorious:

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BlueBolts

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The inability to expand my MTS, and my constant culling regime, is causing excess culls..... I do forward good culls, but wild type cherries and others and really of little use to any selective program, and I don't really wish to spread these around as they will dilute the quality of any colony....so, it is with huge reluctance. :-(

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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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You could always put them all in a heavily planted fish tank and let them have a chance of survival in there.

Give them a fighting chance.

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I tried feeding a bunch of clear and wild types from my chocs to my gf's betta.

After about a month, he only ate one and all the shrimp turned black to blend in.

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KiwiBigD Shrimp Breeder

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Thats why I really wish I still had our Betta Macrostoma or Foerschi, they absolutely loved culls. And really great watching them hunt, very basic and raw

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I have some culls that I put in my large fish tank when I first started culling and most of them are still there although I only see them when I give the tank a good clean. I have large angels , female bettas , Cory varieties , large BN , Endlers and Clown Loaches I thought the shrimp would be well and truly gone by now its been over 6 months, however I haven't put anymore in there because I feel sorry for them having to hide so much of the time.

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Squiggle Shrimp Guru

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A few 20cm Freshwater Pipefish' date=' now there is a vacuum cleaner in action.

Bob[/quote']

I thought you were going to say you give then to baby togas but pipefish are just as hungry, lol :victorious:

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Mr Squig there is no small Togas around at the moment, but I always have some Pipes around, by the way, there is 7 species in Fresh Water up here.

Bob

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I feed my culls also to my macrostoma I have 2 pairs and they are a great way to condition my macrostoma for breeding

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Mr Squig, when are you coming up for a visit?? even if it is work we can find time to head out some where

Bob

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