"Dwarf Shrimp Safe" Fish

**Fuzzy** · 26th Nov 2008, 08:01

Are these the only fish generally regarded as "Dwarf Shrimp Safe", meaning they won't eat or molest the Shrimplets as well as Adult Shrimp.

- Most species of Boraras (Boraras Brigittae/Mosquito Rasbora, Boraras Merah, Boraras Uropthalmoides)
- Otocinclus (Most smaller species)
- Pygmy Corydora

Can anyone expand or make corrections to this list?

**d2sign** · 26th Nov 2008, 09:45

Safest will be Oto, follow by those tiny boraras in your list. Best to create a pest free tank by control the amount of feeding and quarantine those plants that you want to add into the tank.

**rayade76** · 26th Nov 2008, 11:02

Originally Posted by d2sign

Safest will be Oto, follow by those tiny boraras in your list. Best to create a pest free tank by control the amount of feeding and quarantine those plants that you want to add into the tank.

agree bro, and i think tetra too

**Luc Tango** · 26th Nov 2008, 11:28

tetras like to nibble, so might cause stress to the shrimp. i wouldn't reccomend that. and whiptail catfish seems quite a big species? (not sure, read that it grows to a max of 3 inch+) if the shrimp can fit the mouth of the fish, then its not advisable to have it in the shrimp tank.

**dcwk** · 26th Nov 2008, 11:42

How big is your tank? Ensure adequate cover (moss, DW, plants) for your shrimps. Otos are very safe for shrimps.

**properfool** · 26th Nov 2008, 12:43

if you want them to breed tetras are a no i think. The shrimplets will be tetra-snacks

**Fuzzy** · 26th Nov 2008, 13:12

are there species of dwarf Otos or Otos that remain very small (below 2cm) on sale at LFS?

Edit: I found some at Petmart.

**Quixotic** · 27th Nov 2008, 01:30

Thread title renamed to include the word dwarf to avoid confusion. Some shrimp can grow till 7 cm upwards, so there would be many fish that can be "shrimp safe" for these shrimp.