Tropical Fish Tank and Aquarium Information

Go Back   Fish Lore Tropical Fish and Aquarium Forum > Freshwater Aquarium Fish Forum > Freshwater Fish and Invertebrates > Freshwater Fish Forums > Cyprinids (includes Goldfish)

Cyprinids (includes Goldfish) Forum - Cyprinid Fish Species Profiles

Join Fish Lore Aquarium Forum

Search Fish Lore Facebook 
Google+
Twitter


Aquarium Forum
General
Welcome To FishLore
Using the Forum
General Discussion
Members Fish Tanks
Photos and Videos
Member Photos
Member Videos
Freshwater Aquarium Forum
Freshwater Beginners
Freshwater Equipment
More Freshwater Topics
Freshwater Fish & Inverts
Ponds
Saltwater Aquarium Forum
Saltwater Beginners
Saltwater Equipment
More Saltwater Topics
Saltwater Fish & Inverts
Member Blogs
Member Blogs
Misc. Topics
Reviews
Aquarium Fish Clubs
Buy, Sell, Trade
Fish Profiles
Freshwater Fish
Saltwater Fish
Fish Forum Archives
Closed Thread
 
Fish Forum Thread Tools
Old September 2nd, 2008  
Fish Lore Newbie
 
Siamese Flying Foxes and Algae eating shrimp

Hi all, I was talking to a sales person at the LFS and she told me that Flying Foxes will eat Algae Eating Shrimp. Is this true? I was kind of hoping to get some kind of invertebrate without having to go with those bigger crayfish like things.

As always, thanks a bunch for everyone's help. You all are great people.
davedude77 is offline  
Old September 2nd, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
Hi honestly i've discovered that anything large enough to eat your shrimp will do so...So depending on how big that flying fox is it might not at frist but when it gets big enough it will take your shrimp for lunch in between lunch when it feels like it (unless there algae eater themselves) Watch for those crayfish if you get one of the bigger one they can and will eat your fish... sorry to be the bearer of bad news...
DrGueedo is offline  
Old September 2nd, 2008  
Fish Lore Newbie
 
You're not a bearer of bad news just a courier of facts, and I appreciate that. Thanks. Here's another question though. Will fish tend to nip at the shrimp until they've killed them, or are we talking about fish big enough to swallow them whole?
davedude77 is offline  
Closed Thread

Fish Forum Thread Tools

Fun Fish and Aquarium Games!
Fish Tycoon
Fish Tycoon
Insaniquarium - Insane Aquarium
Insaniquarium
Insane Aquarium
Jenny's Fish Shop
Jenny's
Fish Shop
FishCo
FishCo!


Similar Aquarium Fish Forum Threads
Thread Fish Forum
Siamese Flying Fox stays at the top of the tank....Shld I be worried? Freshwater Beginners Archive
Flying Foxes - What are they Freshwater Fish and Invertebrates
Japanese algae eating shrimp = ghost shrimp? Ghost Shrimp
This website sells the TRUE Siamese Flying Fox! More Freshwater Aquarium Topics
Otos, Bristlenose Plecos, and Flying Foxes More Freshwater Aquarium Topics



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
LinkBacks Enabled by vBSEO 3.3.2 © 2009, Crawlability, Inc.
© Fish Lore.com - providing tropical fish tank and aquarium information for freshwater fish and saltwater fish keepers