I think another point to consider is the fact that ghost shrimp will not tolerate any medication e.g the use of praziquantel in case of deworming operation or PP procedure. my 2 cents worth.
Update:
Last couple weeks I added about 30 ghost shrimp (Palaemonetes sp.) to the tank.
Most of them are still alive! and boy, my tank is so clean ! (especially drift wood).
16. Ghost shrimp (Palaemonetes sp.)
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Recommendation: 10/10 !
For: Finally, some cleaning crews those won't get eaten lol. Also, they are dirt cheap in my area. All of those 30s for 1$!
Not for: ... ... ... can't think of any... oh, of course unless it's obvious enough already, ANYthing you put into the tank might be a contagion, disease/parasite carrier. <-- I qt these guys for a month before adding to my tank.
Note: I'm buying 30 more this weekend lol.
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I think another point to consider is the fact that ghost shrimp will not tolerate any medication e.g the use of praziquantel in case of deworming operation or PP procedure. my 2 cents worth.
ghost shrimp will not breed in your freshwater tank as the larvae need a brackish environment.. If you have a sump on that tank Cherry Shrimp will breed like crazy in the sump, and will keep algae and uneaten food particles down.
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I just want to add in my experience with adding one BGK to my discus tank. All water parameters, aggression, dominance, etc seemed fine enough; the only issue I had was that the BGK is nocturnal and would disrupt the Discus's sleeping time; the BGK may or may not have been attacking them at night as well. It stressed my Discus out so much that a few died. Since then I added my BGK to my Oscar tank and now the BGK is not doing so well.
Tell us how you quarantined the BGK fish before adding it to your discus tank?
Zebra pleco or any hypancistrus...
I moved mine to my growout tank and the zebras are growing fast.
Both do well in warm water. I keep mine at 84-86.
Eric