Cory VS Amano

locojay · 10-07-2006, 02:56 PM

I added 2 amono shrimp to my 20g a little over a week ago. The shrimp and cories have been getting along real good until yesterday. One of they cories seems to have taken a disliking to the shrimp. I don't know, maybe he's just playing with the shrimp but he seems to pick one of the shrimp and follow it around the tank. Everytime the shrimps come out the cory picks one and starts to hover around it real close. As soon as he stops to munch on some algae the cory pushes him out of his spot. The shrimp then relocates to a new spot and the cory follows him and pushes him again. Don't know what I can do, or if I should worry about it too much. I'm thinking about pulling the disruptive cory out and putting him in my 10g for a day or 2 to let him cool off and then bring him back. Now neither of the shrimp seem to want to come out of their hiding spot which means they won't be eating.

please

Zoe · 10-07-2006, 03:04 PM

Never heard of cories taking dislikings to shrimp... If they don't make friends, I'd put the amanos in the 10gal

Zoe

**Damon** · 10-07-2006, 03:06 PM

How long have both species been in the tank? Could just take some more getting used to each other.

locojay · 10-07-2006, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoe

Never heard of cories taking dislikings to shrimp... If they don't make friends, I'd put the amanos in the 10gal

Zoe

Doesn't seem right to me either. The more I think about the more I think that maybe the cory's just playing or it's just curious. Maybe he thinks the shrimp has food. Dunno. I'd rather not put the shrimp in the 10g. Since my 20g is closer to the window I get alot of algae in that tank. I usually scrape the glass and I was hoping the shrimp would take care of the decor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damon

How long have both species been in the tank? Could just take some more getting used to each other.

The cory's been in there for over a year, the amanos came in about 10 days ago. Hopefully they do get used to each other.

10-07-2006, 02:56 PM	#1
locojay Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 320	Cory VS Amano I added 2 amono shrimp to my 20g a little over a week ago. The shrimp and cories have been getting along real good until yesterday. One of they cories seems to have taken a disliking to the shrimp. I don't know, maybe he's just playing with the shrimp but he seems to pick one of the shrimp and follow it around the tank. Everytime the shrimps come out the cory picks one and starts to hover around it real close. As soon as he stops to munch on some algae the cory pushes him out of his spot. The shrimp then relocates to a new spot and the cory follows him and pushes him again. Don't know what I can do, or if I should worry about it too much. I'm thinking about pulling the disruptive cory out and putting him in my 10g for a day or 2 to let him cool off and then bring him back. Now neither of the shrimp seem to want to come out of their hiding spot which means they won't be eating. please __________________ Jay 55g: 1 pearl gourami 12 harlequin rasbora 4 neon dwarf rainbow 6 peppered cory 4 albino cory 4 upside down catfish 2 clown pleco 1 red tail albino shark 40g: 4 boesemani rainbow 6 long fin zebra danio 10 neon tetra 3 yoyo loach 2 amano shrimp 7 otto

10-07-2006, 03:04 PM	#2
Zoe <·)))< Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 1,030	Never heard of cories taking dislikings to shrimp... If they don't make friends, I'd put the amanos in the 10gal Zoe __________________ 90g pltd: angelfish [black, leopard, platinum, silver zebra & gold vt] · glass catfish · harlequin rasbora · neon & rummy nosed tetra · sterpai & spotted cory · bristlenose pleco 28g pltd: scarlet badis · oto cats · bristlenose 16g pltd: flame & honey gourami · cherry barbs 8g (soon to be 18g): 15 lbs LR · 10 lbs LS · YSP · zoas · shrooms · flame & hammer corals · brittle star · scarlet & electric blue hermits · firefish

10-07-2006, 03:06 PM	#3
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	How long have both species been in the tank? Could just take some more getting used to each other. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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