Can Shrimps Kill Guppies

Lil · Oct 31, 2005

I have 5 algae shrimps in my tank yesterday i found one of my shrimps eating a dead guppy and today i found another one eating a dead guppy. Did the shrimps kill the guppy or did the guppy die and then get eaten by the shrimp.

Luke_e · Oct 31, 2005

Guppys died, shrimp eat. No way a shrimp could kill a guppy.

emma12321 · Oct 31, 2005

My ghost shrimp has caught and killed baby bristlenose plecs a centimeter long, how big are the guppies?

Emma

Luke_e · Oct 31, 2005

emma12321 said:
My ghost shrimp has caught and killed baby bristlenose plecs a centimeter long, how big are the guppies?

Emma

Omg, seriously? Although they do lie on the bottom, which i suppose makes it easier for them to catch rather than a swimming fish thats rarely on the bottom completly. I'm shocked, did you see them kill/eat it?

emma12321 · Oct 31, 2005

I've seen it catch them twice, once i couldn't get the baby off it and the other time i got the baby and put it in a net for a while but it died. I think this shrimp also killed my red nose shrimp so it was put in the bigger tank as an only shrimp, it has done well so far not to be eaten by the loaches but it's a fast little bugger.

Emma

Lil · Nov 1, 2005

Guppies are fully grown adults, they may have died of old age and shrimps got them. The others are doing great

thapsus · Nov 4, 2005

My ghost shrimp has caught and killed baby bristlenose plecs a centimeter long

Are you sure it is a ghost shrimp? Or is it this?
http

/www.zwerggarnelen.info/fotos/gag/spitz04.jpg

kniesh · Nov 4, 2005

thapsus said:
My ghost shrimp has caught and killed baby bristlenose plecs a centimeter long

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Are you sure it is a ghost shrimp? Or is it this?
http/www.zwerggarnelen.info/fotos/gag/spitz04.jpg

Is that not a Ghost Shrimp, I was sold them as Ghost.

Tokis-Phoenix · Nov 4, 2005

It depends on the type of shrimp you got, there are hundreds of different types of shrimp and not all of them peaceful bottom dwelling critters. But first you need to test your tank for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates and post us the results, the guppys could have died of their own accord and almost any shrimp, peaceful or not, will not say no to cleaning up any fish that die in the tank.
How long has the tank been set up for, how many gallons does it hold and how many and what types of fish/other critters does it hold?

It depends on the type of shrimp you got, there are hundreds of different types of shrimp and not all of them peaceful bottom dwelling critters. But first you need to test your tank for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates and post us the results, the guppys could have died of their own accord and almost any shrimp, peaceful or not, will not say no to cleaning up any fish that die in the tank.
How long has the tank been set up for, how many gallons does it hold and how many and what types of fish/other critters does it hold?

kniesh · Nov 4, 2005

I have the one in that photo, what's that one?

And the plant it's on funnily enough.

emma12321 · Nov 4, 2005

Yes its like the one in the pic, what s it if it isn't a ghost shrimp? I have seen them sold recently as ghost shrimp.

Emma

thapsus · Nov 6, 2005

Well. I'm not sure what species ghost shrimps is because wo don't have them at all here. But I presume Paleamon species?

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/www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=221
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/www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=135

How ever, Macrobrachium species look very similar and have claws and can hurt fish. They are not algae eaters like Caridina, Neocaridina and Paleamon species.

This shrimp, Macrobrachium lanchesteri http

/www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=003 is probably kindest of them but even it will eat fry and snails.
Other same lookin shrimps, some not so kind:
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/www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=136
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/www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=118
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/www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=165
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/www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=170

Lil · Nov 10, 2005

Water sats are Ammonia 0 and Nitrite 0, Other tank mates are 5 black neon tetras and 5 cardinal tetras added about two weeks ago. I seem to have a bit of trouble keeping guppies as they keep dying on me three weeks ago i had 9 now i have 5 could they just be a weak strain of guppies that i am buying. The other 5 seem to be ok at the moment.