cherries and amanos - Shrimp & other Invertebrates

jackh · 06-30-2008, 09:14 PM

i just rescaped my 20g tank and i was gonna get 15 cherries in about a week, id like them to eventually start breeding. i was also thinking of gettin a couple amanos bc ive read they are more efficient algea eaters. the only thing ive read about compatability is that amanos are more aggressive and will take food away from cherries. besides this, will they get along? thanks

ponyrandy · 06-30-2008, 09:42 PM

I have both cherries and amanos in a 10 gallon and have no problems.
Brian

jackh · 06-30-2008, 10:03 PM

how many of each do you have? do your cherries breed?

DBL TAP · 07-01-2008, 12:32 AM

I have the same in a 10 gallon. My Cherries are breeding like rabbits. I used to worry that the fry would get sucked up in the filter but now with so many, I can afford to lose a couple.

jackh · 07-01-2008, 08:03 AM

do yall have more cherries than amanos in those tanks?

DBL TAP · 07-01-2008, 07:01 PM

LOL - More Cherries now! I'm telling you once they're happy you better look for a place to sell them to.

overboard · 07-01-2008, 09:18 PM

I have amanos and CRS together with fish (pygmy cories, featherfin rainbows, and honey gouramis) and the amanos are the boldest animals in the tank. However, they don't eat any faster, so after they bully their way to the biggest and best pieces of algae wafer, they carry them around while everyone else gets to eat the rest of the food. They do intimidate the cories a bit by jumping on them, but no real problems.

ponyrandy · 07-01-2008, 09:19 PM

I started out with 6 amanos and apparently lost one so I now have 5. I then threw in about 8 cherries. And yes the cherries do breed, I now have a lot more than I started with. And yes they do get sucked up in the filter, I have an AC 20 and I have to take the media out and pour the shrimp back into the tank. I wish one of the filter manufacturers would come up with a shrimp proof filter.
Brian

DBL TAP · 07-01-2008, 09:26 PM

Hey Brian - I took an Aqua Clear Sponge and put it over the filter intake. For further protection I put a nylon (from a .99 Cent store) over it.

There are filters you can buy to put on the intake but they're kinda of pricey.

DBL TAP · 07-01-2008, 09:28 PM

Here's one of the filters:

http://www.petsolutions.com/Filter-M...01930+C23.aspx