Clown Loaches and shrimp

Good Wolf · 07-21-2008, 08:29 PM

I recently put twelve amano shrimp in my tank and there are only two or three left. I cleand out my filters tonight expecting to find some dead or even some live one but no such luck. I've had three large amanos in my tank since I set it up and they are fine.

So I'm sitting here wondering what might have happened to them when I decided to do a search on clown loaches and shrimp. I've seen 50/50 respones.

A lot of people say they don't even touch their small ghost shrimp and others say they will eat anything they can, including shrimp.

I highly doubt my tetra ate them but I'm not discounting that either.

The odd thing is I that I haven't found body parts or any sign of them at at all.

What do you think?

fishboy689 · 07-21-2008, 09:11 PM

I have never kept clown loaches, but I do have a yoyo loach and he eats anything he finds on the bottom, so i'm guessing that your clown loach ate them.

I have had some tetras, and they have never eaten my shrimp.
Which was meant to be food.

gil_ong · 07-21-2008, 09:25 PM

i bet the tetras will eat shrimp fry like no tomorrow though

trashion · 07-21-2008, 10:42 PM

Amano shrimp are pretty tough to breed, Gil, so I don't think that really factors in here.

COM · 07-22-2008, 06:28 PM

In my experience, any fish will eat any other fish, shrimp, or other critter that is slow enough to be caught and that will fit in its mouth. I had some clowns for awhile and I know that they went to town on my Cherrys and some ghost shrimp.

**JustOneMore20** · 07-22-2008, 07:32 PM

I'd bet the Clowns ate them, but they could have jumped.

Is your tank top covered? If not, Amanos like to jump and they jump pretty far away from tanks, so look for pink dried bodies if you don't have a top on the tank. I've lost alot of Amanos that way.

fishboy689 · 07-22-2008, 08:34 PM

My ghost shrimp ate one of my tetras lol
The shrimp was 1 inch, and the tetra was 1 inch. lol

**lohachata** · 07-22-2008, 08:53 PM

clown loaches just love any kind of shellfish..and shell critters too..along with earthworms and about a million other things..but they do not hurt any of the fishes.
make no mistake about it..your clowns ate the shrimp.

07-21-2008, 08:29 PM	#1
Good Wolf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 238	Clown Loaches and shrimp I recently put twelve amano shrimp in my tank and there are only two or three left. I cleand out my filters tonight expecting to find some dead or even some live one but no such luck. I've had three large amanos in my tank since I set it up and they are fine. So I'm sitting here wondering what might have happened to them when I decided to do a search on clown loaches and shrimp. I've seen 50/50 respones. A lot of people say they don't even touch their small ghost shrimp and others say they will eat anything they can, including shrimp. I highly doubt my tetra ate them but I'm not discounting that either. The odd thing is I that I haven't found body parts or any sign of them at at all. What do you think? __________________ ~Chris~ *55g planted; 30g planted; 5g planted*

07-21-2008, 10:42 PM	#4
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,302	Amano shrimp are pretty tough to breed, Gil, so I don't think that really factors in here. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

07-22-2008, 06:28 PM	#5
COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 681	In my experience, any fish will eat any other fish, shrimp, or other critter that is slow enough to be caught and that will fit in its mouth. I had some clowns for awhile and I know that they went to town on my Cherrys and some ghost shrimp. __________________ 3 Planted Tanks: 10g, 20g, and 29g

07-22-2008, 07:32 PM	#6
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,567	I'd bet the Clowns ate them, but they could have jumped. Is your tank top covered? If not, Amanos like to jump and they jump pretty far away from tanks, so look for pink dried bodies if you don't have a top on the tank. I've lost alot of Amanos that way. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

07-22-2008, 08:53 PM	#8
lohachata Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cleveland,Ohio Age: 63 Posts: 534	clown loaches just love any kind of shellfish..and shell critters too..along with earthworms and about a million other things..but they do not hurt any of the fishes. make no mistake about it..your clowns ate the shrimp. __________________ if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away 10 gallon..nothing but air 10 gallon...just more air 10 gallon...stale air just don't ask about the rest

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07-21-2008, 09:11 PM	#2
fishboy689 Addicted to water Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 111	I have never kept clown loaches, but I do have a yoyo loach and he eats anything he finds on the bottom, so i'm guessing that your clown loach ate them. I have had some tetras, and they have never eaten my shrimp. Which was meant to be food.

07-21-2008, 09:25 PM	#3
gil_ong Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 35 Posts: 373	i bet the tetras will eat shrimp fry like no tomorrow though

07-22-2008, 08:34 PM	#7
fishboy689 Addicted to water Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 111	My ghost shrimp ate one of my tetras lol The shrimp was 1 inch, and the tetra was 1 inch. lol

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