Grass shrimp + H. erectus compatible?

cheeseballs · 09/24/2015, 03:02 PM

Are juvenile grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) compatible with an adult Hippocampus erectus? I kinda want some shrimp for pets.

By "juvenile" I just mean greater than 1 cm. I don't mind if anything smaller gets eaten.

DanU · 09/25/2015, 05:16 AM

The H. erectus will most likely consume them. Once they get a taste for them, they will sometimes snick larger ones until they kill them and split them up into sizes they can consume. Adult specimens in the 4 to 5 cm range may do ok for a while. Life span for these is relatively short but they are abundant on the East and Gulf coasts.

Dan

09/24/2015, 03:02 PM	#1
cheeseballs Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 6	Grass shrimp + H. erectus compatible? Are juvenile grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) compatible with an adult Hippocampus erectus? I kinda want some shrimp for pets. By "juvenile" I just mean greater than 1 cm. I don't mind if anything smaller gets eaten.

09/25/2015, 05:16 AM	#2
DanU Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ft. Pierce, FL Posts: 698	The H. erectus will most likely consume them. Once they get a taste for them, they will sometimes snick larger ones until they kill them and split them up into sizes they can consume. Adult specimens in the 4 to 5 cm range may do ok for a while. Life span for these is relatively short but they are abundant on the East and Gulf coasts. Dan