"things" in my tank

[B Considine]

In the 20 years my 30 has been up and running, I've never seen any of these things. Maybe it's because I do have fish in there, but you'd think I'd see one once in a while.

Ok, so they're not shrimp. I hope to see some of those soon enough.

Who can I stock the tank with that will eat these beasties yet leave the shrimp alone? Or, how can I keep feeding the shrimp without supplying a meal for these critters? They may be harmless, but they're an eyesore. I squish any snail I see, but these things are way too small.

Finally, should I expect these in the nano?

[Jeff120]

You can put small fish in there, they may pick off a few of the babies but will leave adults alone. Small rasboras, ect...

[snickle]

Harlequin Rasbora are probably small enough not to both the shrimp. That is what I have in with mine at the moment. The fish show no interest in the shrimp.

[ingg]

Put some endler fry in there for a coupla weeks, then pull em.

I can pretty much say at this point that any fish will hunt newborn shrimp, sooo... colony can outbreed it, but expect to lose a lot of the babies.

you aren't going to get smaller than pygmy spotted rasbora and formosa, and they still try for the shrimp - H. Rasbora do in my tank when they find them on the glass, too, just don't hunt the moss like endlers did.

[Cristy Keister]

My agassizii cories totally ignore all the tiny shrimp around them. I don't know if they would eat the other critters though.

[B Considine]

Did a massive water change last night, trying to siphon off the bottom as best as possible without disturbing the substrate. Also wiped down the glass with a sponge. Number of critter sightings way down this morning, though they might be hiding. Will go shopping for something small, interesting, and hungry this weekend.

What's people's opinion on killies?

[Ltrepeter2000]

Make sure you have the top fully enclosed or you will find them crispy on the floor.

[Cristy Keister]

Killies are likely to eat the shrimp as well.

[B Considine]

Man, I feel like Ziggy here.

What can I get that:
1) will eat the critters
2) will fit in a 5..5 comfortably
3) isn't something I have traditionally had in my other tank (e.g., small tetras/rasboras)

[krisw]

A school of male Endlers are a nice sight. Or another livebearer, like Heterandria formosa?