Rcs Molting

[FISH-FRY]

I recently picked up four Red Cherry Shrimp and they have been "missing" since yesterday during the day. They were usually all over the place and easy to find. They were then harder to find but guess now they've found much better places since I do not see any. Late last night before bed I did see two of them roaming the substrate but not today.

I have Neon Tetra, Panda Cory and added a Siamese Algae Eater last night that's ~ 2" and don't think he chomped on all of them.

Not too long ago I found this and guess it's the reason for at least one of them hiding. It's the best I could do for it's location. It's clear through and I don't see any guts so I'm pretty sure it's not a dead one.

How long do you think this one is back from it's hiding place?

 

[ashemely]

Yup, that's definitely a molted exoskeleton. I would give the shrimp a day or two to come on out. It may be that even though the loach hasn't snacked on a shrimp, it may still be trying to. In this case the shrimp will keep their distance. Eventually, the loach will figure out that it cannot catch/eat the shrimp and will stop harassing them, and then they will become more comfortable in their surroundings.

When I added neons to my tank redesigned shrimp tank, the neons were constantly trying to eat the shrimp. I didn't see the shrimp out and about for a week, but eventually they came back out and the tetras stopped trying to eat them, and now they coexist nicely.

 

[Shred]

To be honest if you house dwarf shrimp with fish don't expect to see a lot of them.

 

[FISH-FRY]

Yup, that's definitely a molted exoskeleton. I would give the shrimp a day or two to come on out. It may be that even though the loach hasn't snacked on a shrimp, it may still be trying to. In this case the shrimp will keep their distance. Eventually, the loach will figure out that it cannot catch/eat the shrimp and will stop harassing them, and then they will become more comfortable in their surroundings.

When I added neons to my tank redesigned shrimp tank, the neons were constantly trying to eat the shrimp. I didn't see the shrimp out and about for a week, but eventually they came back out and the tetras stopped trying to eat them, and now they coexist nicely.

Thanks for the info and will keep an eye out. The Tetras and the Corydoras all pretty much ignore the shrimp and let them be. I caught the Siamese Algae Eater nipping on the exoskeleton so I'll keep an eye on him. My Tetras normally kept to themselves sometimes and now they're shoaling since the SAE came home. Guess everyone is waiting to see what the "new guy" is up to.

I took out the light and cover so I can do some plant pruning and add Java Moss (can't say it's in good shape and hope it makes it, but that's the only one I could find between two major cities) and a couple of the shrimp showed up. They must have some great hiding places (maybe inside the tree stump since I can't see all the way in) but by the time the light came back on they were gone again. I'm surprised they didn't come out earlier for brine shrimp since it looked like they liked it last time.

 

[FISH-FRY]

To be honest if you house dwarf shrimp with fish don't expect to see a lot of them.

With the exception of the SAE later on, the fish don't have mouths big enough to chomp on them. If they're into cracking shrimp then I guess they deserve 'em.

Now when they breed, that's another story.

 

[Shred]

With the exception of the SAE later on, the fish don't have mouths big enough to chomp on them. If they're into cracking shrimp then I guess they deserve 'em.

Now when they breed, that's another story.

It doesn't matter if they eat them or not, you still won't see a lot of them with fish around.

 

[ashemely]

With the exception of the SAE later on, the fish don't have mouths big enough to chomp on them. If they're into cracking shrimp then I guess they deserve 'em.

Now when they breed, that's another story.

It doesn't matter if they eat them or not, you still won't see a lot of them with fish around.

I can't speak about the interactions between cherry shrimp and corys or SAE. But I can speak about the relationship between cherry shrimp and neon tetras. And I also have experience with a shrimp only tank. When I had the shrimp only tank, given the size of the tank and the size of the driftwood and plants I had in the tank, I couldn't 'see a lot' of my shrimp. I had over a dozen shrimp, and probably only saw about half of them when I looked into the tank. Shrimp are tiny creatures, and they like to sit on plants and driftwood, and they just blend right on in. Especially after molting, they will find any nook or cranny to hide in. I found one hiding behind the filter once!

Now that I have the neon tetras in with the shrimp, and they've lived together for six months now, I still can only find just as many shrimp now than before the fish came along.

 

[Shred]

Fair enough, well sounds quite like you're in my shoes but with a slightly difference experience! In my shrimp tank I see shrimps out and about all the time, constantly searching for food. However in my community tank, which is where I put the slightly dull coloured cherry shrimp, it's extremely rare that I'll see any cherry shrimp at all, generally if I do see one it's perfectly still, sitting on a vallis leaf, quite a contrast to my shrimp tank. My community tank currently houses small guppies, cories, khuli loach and cardinal and neon tetras. I've noticed when I first put a cherry shrimp in the tank the tetras will go after it.

 

[FISH-FRY]

I saw two out during feeding time although they didn't come out to taste the new black worms I tried. Maybe they'll find the ones that got away and dug into the substrate!

 

[FISH-FRY]

Saw three of the shrimp today along with two teeny tiny baby shrimp that are smaller than brine shrimp. Hope they find somewhere good to hide because they'll definitely be someones very light snack soon.