I decide to try some ghost shrimps with my goldies.
I know goldies might eat them but will the goldfish get injured while eating it?
How big do they grow and will they harm the fish in any way?

Can they choke on them?

how big are your goldfish? if the goldies are big enought, the shrimpies cant hurt them.

oh, shrimpies only get to about 1 inch, max. sometimes they preg girls will get a bit bigger/fatter but thats about it.

they wouldnt choke on them, once they get them in their mouths and feel em wiggling, they chew for a looooooooooong time

Thanks for the reply

can they pinch or bite?And do they have to be kept underwater?

Anyone?

1. i doubt the goldfish would get injured.
2. my biggest one is 1.6inches.


1. they dont bite, but they do pinch to get food. ive kept them and havent seen them trying to pinch my guppy fry.
2. yes, underwater at all times.

Thanks Raith

i was thinking of getting some too

do you have to get them as pairs or just one?
my comets are 4 inches will it be compatable?

what do you have to feed them?

Goldies make a nice meal out of them unless they have hiding places.
They don't have to be kept in pairs.And i think they just eat left over?Or algea?

well, they ususally sell them like 4 for a $1 so thats the easiest way to get em.

If your commets are 4 inches, then the shrimps will be food, unless you have tons and tons of hiding places.

as for food, they eat wahtever they find, sometiems in my tanks that have tons of them and that have babies, Ill drop in a few algae wafers for them, or a piece of sinking fish food.

Thanks Smack your an expert at this.

ghost shrimps are bottom dwellers, they ocassionally swim to the surface, they do well with plenty of java moss or whatever plants. i feed them flake foods.

You mean goldy flake food?

yes. goldfish flakes. guppy flakes. pellets. they will eat anything that they can get their pinchers on.

Thanks

How much room do they need?

not too much, a few can inhabit a tank with goldies just fine (i.e. 20 gal, 2 gf, alright for like, 8-12 shrimpies)

I have like, no joke, 40 or so in one of my 20's, dont let there be THAT many!!

I guess i'll keep two of them with my goldies

cool

any reason you picked 2?? since tehy usually come 4 together? LOL

At my petsmart they are i think 50 cents each.
But i want them so much.

ooh, i see! cool, go for it!

Thanks Smack

Good luck with your shrimp, oh and try to reframe from eating them ...

no problem gold ryu.

hey david dude, tell that to the fish!!

Lol

You should get at least six or they will pick on each other...

Umm are you sure? i never heard that before...

in a large enough environment, they will stay separate, with hiding places, mind you

Thanks yet again for the help smack

anytime

i know a lot about ghost shrimps because im a bad parent of them. ;.;!!

aw, raith, no your not....(well, maybe you are LOL)

lol