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Posted 6/24/2008 12:40:07 PM
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What fish are these shrimp compatible with?  I would like to put a few RCS in my 10 gal. and maybe get them to breed once established. The fish I have already are: 5 neon tetras, 1 flame dwarf gourami(male), 1 fancy guppy(male), and a corydora.  I also have a few live plants:   Water Wisteria, Java Moss, Java Fern, and a dwarf water lily.
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Posted 6/24/2008 2:58:01 PM
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The gourami and/or guppy may eat them...they are very small (1/2" full grown). You could try it, but get the biggest ones you can, and if you plan on breeding them they will need a tank of their own because basically every fish will eat the fry.

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Posted 6/25/2008 7:03:24 PM
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Wow, I didn't realize that they only got that big.  I thought that they grew close to 1 1/2 inches.  Well anyways, I think that I will add more Java Moss to try add more hiding places for the shrimp.  Will this be an okay idea if I put it on substrate, or won't the corydora be happy with this.
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Posted 6/25/2008 7:11:37 PM
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I'd tie the java moss to something with fishing line because otherwise it will float around aimlessly.

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Posted 6/25/2008 7:26:51 PM
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Okay, thank you.  I have a nice piece of driftwood that I have some moss  attached to already.  I think that when I do get more moss I will place it on a piece of rock I have (also the rock that my Java Fern is attached to)
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