On reading this thread i really want to get a fire shrimp again, ive not
setup my autotopup system yet though.. ive got one, they dont like SG
changes do they

Anyways my question is will a scarlet hawk fish live happily with a shrimp?

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"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"Sarah Navarro" wrote in message
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I was under the impression that they were scavengers
and would eat off the bottom of the tank.

Scavengers mean "carrion-eaters", not "gunk/silt eaters"... ;-)

It needs to eat meaty food items, what fish could not catch.
Don't starve it - if your fish eat everything you give them
and nothing is left for bottom feeders than you need to feed
some more for shrimps... Make sure it sinks fast.

I have tested the sinking pellets called "crab cusine" with
good results: http://www.hikariusa.com/crab_cuisine.htm
This is dedicated diet composition for crustaceans like shrimps.
My larger shrimps will have a pellet per bite, I feed about
2-3 pellets per shrimp 3-4 times a week - smaller ones will
munch one piece as their whole meal... hiding from competition
of other shrimps. They are huge fun to watch. Enjoy!

"Warren Bailey" wrote in message ...
On reading this thread i really want to get a fire shrimp again, ive not
setup my autotopup system yet though.. ive got one, they dont like SG
changes do they

I do not have auto-topup myself and they are quite happy.

Anyways my question is will a scarlet hawk fish live happily with a shrimp?

I just read about this fish (did not have one before)
but the recomendations are NOT very promising:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/i...wt opic=25137
I would not risk it, sorry.