Do Amanos hunt and eat shrimplets?

[Raul]

I have some snowball shrimp-lets and well by looking at the amanos how they hog everything related to food just making sure they will not thin out my shrimp-let population.

[aquabee]

I've seen an amano take down a small fish. Evil shrimp!

[armthehomeless]

Yes they do.

[Raul]

well I guess keep them but pretty but the shrimp population will never grow or find them a new home, I see the shrimplets everywhere but it is hard to say if it is being exterminated or not, they are so tiny can't really tell, I don't see the Amanos chasing them but since they are so tiny they might grab them when they are passing by.

[eklikewhoa]

Simone guey

[Raul]

orale guey!!!

[fishman1]

I have cardinals that are berried and will soon release should I remove the amanos?

[eklikewhoa]

You could try it and let us know... but seeing as though cardinals are smaller than avg neocardina and cardina sp. I would say its a losing bet.

[sbarbee54]

I have a amano in my 55g community tank with RCS and I have yet to see a slow down in the population boom. It is planted well, so I guess he could be getting to some. it seems to double in population every 2 months so must not be much.... I think if he is feasting on shrimplets he might now be getting enough food. What are you feeding them?

[Raul]

well this is the first time i have shrimplets so I am not sure if they are feasting on them, but I feed the tank some spirulina flakes and algae waffers which the snails and amanos hog.

But I have not seen any amanos feasting on shrimplets yet.

[mnemenoi]

I don't notice significant losses, but mine are well fed and they will eat nearly anything. I'm certain young shrimplets are easy prey, to be honest I see amano's steal food out of fishes mouths. Sasha saw one steal bloodworms from the dwarf puffers mouth, so fear is nothing to them.

[sbarbee54]

Keep the fingers crossed and lets hope for the best!

[Raul]

One thing for sure Amanos do not eat any shrimplet that I am aware, my snowball population is on a logarithmic growth.