invertabrate suggestions

[Incredulous_Ed]

I was thinking about getting some inverts (probably shrimp) for my 20gal long. It has 6 lemon tetras and 2 young apistos. What would work well, and if the apistos breed, will it bother them?

[Ty]

how about a clam? I know absolutely nothing about them, but I think they are cool.

[jbeining75]

I'd say apple snails but wonder if the apistos will get aggressive towards it????? wrong forum lol.....

[jbeining75]

How about cherry or bumble bee shrimp...... They are small and eat up algae..... The apisto would protect the eggs so I'm sure the shrimp wouldn't bother... My worry I guess is if the apisto attack the shrimp.......

[cocoa_pleco]

i wouldnt go with a clam, they need dirty water to filter feed in. i would get cherry shrimp, algenco has lots of them

[Algenco]

if you have a lot of places for them to hide you might do cherries, the apisto's would definitely eat some. I have some in a tank full of adult angels and they can't seem to catch them all.

[Ty]

i wouldnt go with a clam, they need dirty water to filter feed in. i would get cherry shrimp, algenco has lots of them


see, I told you I know nothing, lol

what exactly qualifys "dirty water"?

[cocoa_pleco]

you have to have alot of debris in the tank, like loose food particles. those particles could lead to dirty water conditions affecting the fish

[Incredulous_Ed]

What about those large bamboo shrimp?

[Ty]

so basically you have to overfeed and underfilter to have clams?

[cocoa_pleco]

so basically you have to overfeed and underfilter to have clams?

sorta yeah, basically i would recommend clams in a tank with a UGF and lots of plants

[Incredulous_Ed]

I;ve heard that clams can only live in green water, and that they an live in normal clwean tanks, so I dont relly know lol