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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => General Fishkeeping advice => Topic started by: Joker Fish on April 26, 2013, 07:33:19 PM

Title: Lost freshwater Shrimp?
Post by: Joker Fish on April 26, 2013, 07:33:19 PM

Hello,
I added two freshwater shrimp to my tank about 2-3 weeks ago
I haven't seen either of them in last few days. Have my 2 mollies eaten them? Can't see any leftovers if they did.

Title: Re: Lost freshwater Shrimp?
Post by: water watcher on April 26, 2013, 07:58:15 PM

They are capable of eating them, if the shrimps are small enough.

I would hunt around the tank, make sure the shrimps are not holed up somewhere.
If you can't find them, then i suppose there is only one conclusion.

Title: Re: Lost freshwater Shrimp?
Post by: Sue on April 26, 2013, 08:40:27 PM

Shrimps are masters of the art of concealment, but it doesn't mean thay haven't been eaten.

Title: Re: Lost freshwater Shrimp?
Post by: Joker Fish on April 26, 2013, 08:49:16 PM

Thanks guys x
will have a look round, any suggestions as to possible hiding spaces ?

Title: Re: Lost freshwater Shrimp?
Post by: Sue on April 26, 2013, 08:55:06 PM

In the middle of a plant, in any sort of crevice or hole in a piece of decor, under a piece of decor.......

Title: Re: Lost freshwater Shrimp?
Post by: TigzFish on April 26, 2013, 08:56:46 PM

Depends what you have in your tank.

Plastic ornaments they like to climb inside where it's dark, same if you have wood or other cave like structures.  Small spaces between plants, under leaves, base of stalks.  They can be in many nooks and crannys.  I have 9 Amano's in my 180L, and I see maybe 3 or 4 at a time... can't see any right now.

Good luck finding them.

Title: Re: Lost freshwater Shrimp?
Post by: water watcher on April 26, 2013, 09:02:36 PM

behind heaters and filters.. ha ha anywhere,

good game - hunt the shrimp


I spent hours looking for them once.

Good luck and i hope they were not Mollie food.