Tankmates...

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:32 pm

what about cardinal tetras? has anyone tried these...?

zebrastorey · Post by **zebrastorey** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:40 pm

i've got cardinals with my zebras at the moment and they don't seem to eat any food that sinks to the bottom.

yup as i said on the last page

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:42 pm

ooops

Raul-7 · Post by **Raul-7** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:38 am

Sorry to bring this backup; I just wanted to show you one of the Zebra tankmates who I've found to be great with the clean-up. Ignore the BGA.

EDIT: Fixed!

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:44 am

doesnt work on my pc mate. what is it?

zebrastorey · Post by **zebrastorey** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:30 am

Cherry Shrimp which i also have a group of in my zebra tank and like Raul-7 said they are excellent tankmates and cleaners.

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » Mon May 01, 2006 12:22 pm

ah yes iv got 6 of these in with my zebs

thebuddy · Post by **thebuddy** » Mon May 01, 2006 3:28 pm

So far I'm planning on putting in ram chiclids and some tetras.
now what i still need is some algae eaters and some shrimp to eat leftover food. What I need to know is 86 degrees ideal for cherry shrimp or am i straining them because around here cherry shrimp are about $4 a shrimp so i would rather not kill them.What other shrimp might be appropriate? what other tetras might be more appropriate then cardinals?
Are otos (as i recall thats the nickname) the best algae eaters and are they being strained in 86 degrees farenheit?

Jenny · Post by **Jenny** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:55 pm

I've had two Otos in with my zebras at 84 degrees for the last year and they are fine although I'm not convinced they are good algae eaters. They seem to eat the zebra food more than the algae

I don't know about the shrimps, interesting though, I would certainly like to have a few if they were available around here but I havn't seen any shrimps available for ages. I've got a couple of ghost shrimps in my community tank.

thebuddy · Post by **thebuddy** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:48 pm

My otos didn't eat algae for like 3 months and then they devoured a bunch that had grown on this rock i think they eat algae you cant see before moving on to the bigger stuff.

Are cardinal tetras good dither fish i had 5 in a community tank and they never came out they were always hiding in the back of the tank.

gringa_54 · Post by **gringa_54** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:02 pm

just to put in my 2 cents....

In my tank that I am raising up the baby zeb i have...I am housing a pair of apisto cacutodies, A. eunotus, a white calvus, 4 neon tetras, 4 threadfin rainbows, an L75, and an albino bristle nose plec...

now this will change around as the babies are ready to be released in the tank of course...but for now they are all doing good

oops forgot to mention 3 panda cories that are in another breeder box

khblock · Post by **khblock** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:25 pm

Cherry Shrimp which i also have a group of in my zebra tank and like Raul-7 said they are excellent tankmates and cleaners.

Won't cherry shrimp eat small fish like baby zebras? I've never had cherry shrimp but marble shrimp and others. I've been told to keep them away from small fish.

Raul-7 · Post by **Raul-7** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:58 pm

khblock wrote:
Cherry Shrimp which i also have a group of in my zebra tank and like Raul-7 said they are excellent tankmates and cleaners.
Won't cherry shrimp eat small fish like baby zebras? I've never had cherry shrimp but marble shrimp and others. I've been told to keep them away from small fish.

No, not at all! They're harmless, they don't even have claws - they use their front legs to shove food into their mouth. Furthermore, they are skittish and fling away in the face of danger. Not even the slightest threat, maybe you're thinking of Amano shrimp - they are a bigger threat.

khblock · Post by **khblock** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:08 pm

Cool. Red, black and white. I bet it does make for a beautiful tank. I'll have to look around and see if I can find some.

Thanks.

Raul-7 · Post by **Raul-7** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:14 pm

khblock wrote:Cool. Red, black and white. I bet it does make for a beautiful tank. I'll have to look around and see if I can find some.

Thanks.

Do you think there's a possibility that the intense reds they show will trigger the Zebras to breed more readily? I know it might sound absurd, but it works with other fish such as Discus - they use dither fish to make them feel calm and trigger fish (usually fish with intense colorations - like Coral Reds) to get them in the mood.