Is anubias toxic to shrimp

[biffster]

i have just been told that i cant keep shrimp because i keep anubias
is this just a myth or is there so truth in it

 

[Michael W]

Its a myth. I've heard Anubias and Crypts are toxic to shrimps but in my shrimps tank I have a crypt and 4 Anubias in there without problem and I also trim them in the tank, the tank has been up and running for 2 years now. I'm sure someone out there had done a test where they had blend Anubias and Crypts and placed the mixture in a tank of shrimps without noticing any problems what so ever.

 

[biffster]

i have had both in with shrimp for years its just one the groups i go on there some one saying not to use Anubias as it kills shrimp i think its more likely to be the pesticides used on them and people not washing them properly
when they first purchase them

 

[G H Nelson]

Another Urban Myth.

 

[biffster]

yeah if people believed all the myths the would be keeping s bare tank

 

[biffster]

well looks like its myth busted

 

[Gary Nelson]

i have just been told that i cant keep shrimp because i keep anubias
is this just a myth or is there so truth in it

I have heard that if the rhizome is cut then this could cause problems with some shrimp.

 

[Michael W]

I really don't think its a problem as I have pruned and split anubias in the tank before. I agree with biffster that some people may have put plants that have pesticides on them which may have caused problems with shrimp.

 

[Alastair]

Total myth

Online Shrimp Stores | Page 2 | UK Aquatic Plant Society

 

[Tim Harrison]

First dry a couple of tonnes of Anubias rhizome and then grind it into a fine powder, and finally add it to your tank...

 

[biffster]

any one got the link to the vid on you tube

 

[roadmaster]

My 300 litre is nearly all crypt's and Anubia and hundred's of cherry shrimp and some Amano thrive, and have for a couple year's now.