Hi everyone,
when I researched this topic I usually got threads about people worried that cory cats are eating their shrimp. However, I'm worried about the opposite (shrimp eating cory cats).
My reasoning is that, unfortunately, another one of my corys was acting a bit lethargic and looking pale with clamped fins. I have no idea where I'm going wrong with these fish , but I've had this one since October of last year and suddenly it's gotten sick.
I figured maybe it was getting pushed around by the faster fish in the main tank and/or getting out competed for food so I transferred it to a smaller tank with a single tetra and 5 red cherry shrimp. Immediately, a shrimp came over and grabbed and dragged the cory a short distance away so I took it out of the tank and placed it alone in a breeder box. From here I noticed the cory's fins were slightly ragged :\ as if it may have been nipped at.
No other fish in my aquarium have ragged or jagged fins and the one fish I bought who had that issue (nipped fin, chunk was missing) managed to heal itself over time within the tank so I'm not sure if it's a disease that caused this.
Overall, could it be possible that the cory was stressed and tired by fast moving fish in my aquarium and was then harassed by shrimp when it attempted to rest? This isn't the first time I've seen shrimp climbing on and dragging a cory catfish (or another sick/lethargic fish) so I'm starting to get suspicious. Or is it possible that shrimp only go for fish that are already past the point of return?
Thanks in advance and sorry for the text-heavy post.
when I researched this topic I usually got threads about people worried that cory cats are eating their shrimp. However, I'm worried about the opposite (shrimp eating cory cats).
My reasoning is that, unfortunately, another one of my corys was acting a bit lethargic and looking pale with clamped fins. I have no idea where I'm going wrong with these fish , but I've had this one since October of last year and suddenly it's gotten sick.
I figured maybe it was getting pushed around by the faster fish in the main tank and/or getting out competed for food so I transferred it to a smaller tank with a single tetra and 5 red cherry shrimp. Immediately, a shrimp came over and grabbed and dragged the cory a short distance away so I took it out of the tank and placed it alone in a breeder box. From here I noticed the cory's fins were slightly ragged :\ as if it may have been nipped at.
No other fish in my aquarium have ragged or jagged fins and the one fish I bought who had that issue (nipped fin, chunk was missing) managed to heal itself over time within the tank so I'm not sure if it's a disease that caused this.
Overall, could it be possible that the cory was stressed and tired by fast moving fish in my aquarium and was then harassed by shrimp when it attempted to rest? This isn't the first time I've seen shrimp climbing on and dragging a cory catfish (or another sick/lethargic fish) so I'm starting to get suspicious. Or is it possible that shrimp only go for fish that are already past the point of return?
Thanks in advance and sorry for the text-heavy post.