Re: Plecos vs cherry shrimp
Re: Plecos vs cherry shrimp
Thanks for the suggestion but why do you think they would be better? To me the benefits of shrimps are, they are more fun to watch, reproduce quickly, serve as live food and can't eat discus eggs (not sure about this one), the down sides are I don't know if they would stray far from the plants so I don't know if they would eat all of the food, they could easily be eaten once the discus mature and some medications can kill them. Plecos on the other hand are easyer to manage, would go all over the tank, can survive all the meds but they could eat the eggs and hog the food immediatelly instead of just eating the debris
Re: Plecos vs cherry shrimp
Because the plecos will scarf leftover food. The shrimp eat very little. No reason not to get both, but a dedicated shrimp tank is way better that watching the shrimp in BB with a couple of plants in pots.. If you want shrimp, take a look at this thread. http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...enose-surprise