Cories and Shrimp?

histo320 · 01-29-2008, 12:29 AM

I am interested in getting some ghost shrimp to help do the cleaning on my 10 gal. I have heard they are not good with corys because they tend to get in the shrimps way.

**JustOneMore20** · 01-29-2008, 08:28 AM

I think Cories and Ghost Shrimp would be fine together. But, if you are having alot of leftover food, you should feed less. If you have alot of waste, then you need to do more water changes and gravel vacs. I wouldn't leave it up to a fish or invert to do the cleaning for you.

histo320 · 01-29-2008, 04:07 PM

Thanks. It's good to know that they will go together.

I don't have a lot of extra waste and is vacuuming once a month okay or should it be done more often than that?

**JustOneMore20** · 01-29-2008, 10:24 PM

Vacuum once a week.

Do that when you do your weekly water change.

01-29-2008, 12:29 AM	#1
histo320 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27 User Feedback: (0)	Cories and Shrimp? I am interested in getting some ghost shrimp to help do the cleaning on my 10 gal. I have heard they are not good with corys because they tend to get in the shrimps way. __________________ 4 Peppered Corys 1 Black Mystery Snail 5 Platy fry

01-29-2008, 08:28 AM	#2
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,372 User Feedback: (2)	I think Cories and Ghost Shrimp would be fine together. But, if you are having alot of leftover food, you should feed less. If you have alot of waste, then you need to do more water changes and gravel vacs. I wouldn't leave it up to a fish or invert to do the cleaning for you. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

01-29-2008, 04:07 PM	#3
histo320 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27 User Feedback: (0)	Thanks. It's good to know that they will go together. I don't have a lot of extra waste and is vacuuming once a month okay or should it be done more often than that? __________________ 4 Peppered Corys 1 Black Mystery Snail 5 Platy fry

01-29-2008, 10:24 PM	#4
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,372 User Feedback: (2)	Vacuum once a week. Do that when you do your weekly water change. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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