Damselfly & Dragonfly will eat adult shrimp or just baby shrimp?

Eat both.

how to kill them???
i found 3 already in my tank
currently i have 10 yamato shrimp in my tank
just arrived on last Thursday
now i saw only 7 of yamato

Find them and scoop them out.

Hi bro arrow, thanks for ya Palmata Shrimp. Berried a few more and say 1 released 1 shrimplet.. but didn't see it after few days... not sure got makan by other shrimp or not.. BTW the Malaya larva you mention really didn't survive inside my tank... too clean i think... didn't see any larva.... throw in some spirulina water in but didn't see the berried Malaya shrimp larva.. after few weeks for it to release..

Whitehawk : try feed to bigger fish if you have like oscar, aro or bichir. Those Damselfly & Dragonfly larva should be a good live meal for them try on your own luck.

This post has been edited by naoki666: Jan 18 2014, 09:17 PM

try feed to bigger fish if you have like oscar, aro or bichir?

these fishes feed on shrimps. they kiss all them goodbye.

i brought small shrimps & bloodworms for them to feast. they like it so much.

This post has been edited by toh2020: Jan 19 2014, 12:41 PM

Hey guys, wanna get myself some RCS, where would be the best to get them around KL? Or if anyone is selling let me know

Try 88 petsmart .

Palmata baby are quite small, smaller then a cherry shrimplet s. They usually hide in plants/mosses. Make sure you cover your filter inlet with finer mesh or sponge. You may find some baby surviving inside an canister filter if you using one.

Er... what i mean is bigger fish that the mouth can swallow the Damselfly & Dragonfly larva.. not necessary those fish i mention. even gold fish might eat them if they can swallow them animal instinct.. move = food......




I see.. most probably they are hiding but been a week... miss them a lot and i feel 1 berried dropped the unborn shrimplet.... can only see 1 berried was 2 before today... also i'm having problem differenciate malaya and palmata they both look the same. I mean female.

This post has been edited by naoki666: Jan 20 2014, 11:33 PM

i been observing bigger fish usually bullying or torturing the smaller creatures. what they do is chase and bite the shrimps. moreless are painful torturing death. they eat them bit by bits poluting the water. at same time attracting many other fishes to feast.

Item(s): Hydra 30, suitable for 4ft tank and below

Package includes: Everything in the box

Price: RM100

Warranty: 11 Months

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: PJ and KL

Contact method/details: 012-2819821

Age of item: 1 Month old

Item(s) conditions: Like New

Reason for sale: Changing bigger tank

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Im gonna start back my unfinished plan.... a successful fire red shrimp tank ! this time will be 3 feet tank !

do u guys think that temp around 28 can breed fire red shrimp?

yes, 28c is ok.


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nice tank.... is this tank dosing co2 ? in order to get the moss grow nicely..

no co2 , just occasionally fert for hair algae (yes hair algae) , the moss inside will act as host for hair algae.
Moss is easy , moderate light , temperature below 31c , little fert , they will grow.

Will cherries eat hair algae?

depend, only if they are starve and not used to pellet food, but not dependable else no one use yamato and malaya to control algae.

Hair algae are good for shrimps. I find them look nice too like carpeted marimo ball. They also quite fragile too like plants.

This post has been edited by arrow: Jan 22 2014, 01:54 PM

My shrimps has been ignoring pellet food for more than a month already. That's why I'm asked. It seems that they're surviving on nothing.