Fish with Shrimps?

**yampeck** · 8th Dec 2009, 13:19

Hi,

Would like to know if i can keep fishes together with my cherry shrimps?

If yes, what type of fishes? My tank is a nano tank, non-CO2, with hang-on filter and only a nana plant on driftwood.

Thanks!

**photo-file** · 9th Dec 2009, 00:09

just started the hobby, with a 2 weeks old 10-litres nano tank.
the habitants are 5 small cardinals and 10 CRS living in harmony.

**stormhawk** · 9th Dec 2009, 01:44

Only shrimp safe fish is Otocinclus. Anything else can and will eat shrimp AND shrimplets. You can find more info at the Invertebrates section.

Ask people like jojoe and silane.

**Fuzzy** · 9th Dec 2009, 02:31

Boraras Brigattae is generally regarded as shrimp safe, but there will always be exceptional individuals.

They have really small mouths though!

Originally Posted by photo-file

just started the hobby, with a 2 weeks old 10-litres nano tank.
the habitants are 5 small cardinals and 10 CRS living in harmony.

Cardinals can and will eat your shrimplets, I'd advise to trade or sell them away.

**photo-file** · 9th Dec 2009, 08:28

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

Boraras Brigattae is generally regarded as shrimp safe, but there will always be exceptional individuals.

They have really small mouths though!

Cardinals can and will eat your shrimplets, I'd advise to trade or sell them away.

thanks for the advice.

i heard shrimps reproduce fast, but no shrimplets sighted yet, could have already ended in the cardinals stomach.

or mayb my tank environment not conducive enough

**Fuzzy** · 11th Dec 2009, 05:29

Originally Posted by photo-file

thanks for the advice.

i heard shrimps reproduce fast, but no shrimplets sighted yet, could have already ended in the cardinals stomach.

or mayb my tank environment not conducive enough

They don't really breed _all_ that fast.

What type of shrimp do you have? Malayans and Cherries are the fastest breeding of the two commonly available shrimp species.

I'd say you would see shrimplets in about 2 months if you have enough of them are they're not that picky about tank conditions as long as its not terrible.

Yamato shrimp won't breed in tanks because the shrimplets need saltwater to survive.

CRS don't breed all that quickly either.

**jiajuen900** · 12th Dec 2009, 10:35

just get small fish and dont get too much of them eg. ember tetra. With enough hiding places cardinals or similiar sized fish should be fine with shrimps. just be sure to add some moss. But to breed shrimp it is not advised to keep them with fish as they will get stressed out and shrimplets are likely to be eaten

**Blue Whale** · 12th Dec 2009, 17:32

Originally Posted by jiajuen900

just get small fish and dont get too much of them eg. ember tetra. With enough hiding places cardinals or similiar sized fish should be fine with shrimps. just be sure to add some moss. But to breed shrimp it is not advised to keep them with fish as they will get stressed out and shrimplets are likely to be eaten

The shrimp might makan(eat) the unsuspecting tetra. Try not to mix.

**Tony** · 12th Dec 2009, 18:27

In a heavily planted tank with lots of moss and hiding places will allow some to continue to breed although the population will be "under control" by the fishes

I keep some taiwan fire red shrimp in my community tank with apistogramma, german ram, ember and ruby tetras, otto and corydoras. I can see them breed but population is kept small by the fishes. I feed the fishes well so they don't seem interested in the bigger shrimp.

**Fuzzy** · 12th Dec 2009, 21:00

Originally Posted by Blue Whale

The shrimp might makan(eat) the unsuspecting tetra. Try not to mix.

I think the only way any shrimp can eat a Tetra is if the fish is already dead. Unless your breeding Macrobrachium (Large, usually with claws) the shrimp have more to fear from the fish.

**Blue Whale** · 12th Dec 2009, 21:08

I witness yamato attacking wood shrimps, black tetra, golden tetra, cardinals, otocinlus, etc. Can't say the same for cherry.

The wood shrimps are twice to thrice the size bigger than the yamatos.

**altezza_87** · 13th Dec 2009, 12:54

yamato are bigger in size. if you are having other shrimps like cherries or crs they won't bother the fishes, but if you don feed your fishes they may turn to your shrimps. i have planted tank with shrimps and ember tetras, they don't take a second look at each other. but cardinal is too big, not advisable.

**cainyew** · 27th Oct 2012, 21:28

i have a 26 liters tank just changed from 10 liters not long. Had a lobster brown in color (just died), 7 mollies, and a albino pleco mid size. So i wanted to put some blue shrimps in the tank but will my molly eat them??
need advise