S. lineolata and RCS?

[Aquarist_Fist]

Hi, quick question: Do S. lineolata prey on red cherry shrimp? I introduced a bunch of juvenile RCS, assuming that the lineolatas don't have the tools to actively take down a live shrimp.

Well, today I saw one chewing on a shrimp tail. Of course, she could have found the shrimp dead...

[Mad Duff]

I have found that S. lineolata, Sewellia spotted and Homaloptera will actively hunt very young shrimp, if an adult or a juvenile has died or is in a position to be caught I think they will eat it.

[Jim Powers]

I have shrimp in both tanks that contain Sewellia and I wish they would eat more shrimp. Both tanks have lots of shrimp and I would like to have a little (but not too much) predation. They may be eating some, but I have cherries, tigers and another clear species reproducing like mad.

[Mad Duff]

Mine are still going wild Jim and to be honest if I hadn't seen them going after them I wouldn't have thought they were eating any.

Maybe you are feeding them to well Jim

[palaeodave]

Oh if only I could find tiger shrimp!!!

Snailshop have some blue tiger shrimp, but even on a special offer of 5 for fifty quid, I'll have to pass for now! Pictures don't look great either:

http://www.snailshop.co.uk/p/742673/5-x ... hrimp.html

Jim, got any pics of your shrimp?

[Jim Powers]

My tiger shrimp are the regular black striped kind. The pictures don't quite do them justice. They develop a nice gold color as they settle in.
I have been surprised at how well they are reproducing.
http://www.planetinverts.com/Tiger%20Shrimp.html

Mad Duff said

Maybe you are feeding them to well Jim

You may be right. Have you seen how fat some of my fish are?