In this video we look at some fantastic nano fish which are safe for keeping with all species of shrimp in an aquarium. It's important to realise that fish will eat anything they can fit into their mouth and there isn't really a completely shrimp safe fish, except maybe the Otocinclus. FOR EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS CHECK OUT MY PATREON PAGE: www.patreon.com/EverydayAquarist
My experience with Endler’s is that they won’t actively seek out and attack the adult shrimp, but if they’re hungry enough and an adult swims by, it seems to trigger their prey drive and they go after them!! Keeping them well fed and distracted, as well as providing plenty of cover like you mentioned go a long way! Great video :)
Lampeyes hunt for all my shrimplets, when all the small ones are gone they move up the line and attack in pairs or trio. Dont keep lampeyes with shrimp. Trust me
barbs are very aggressive. i'd say they are the most aggressive nano fish to your shrimps other than dwarf puffer. tetras are a little bit better but do keep in mind that they also have urge to nip on things other nano fish would deem "too large". remember pirahna is a type of tetra.
Thank you, for your very honest opinion in deciding on which species of fish are more likely to be safe when keeping ornamental shrimp. I'm in the first week of cycling and despite having experience with saltwater shrimp, I never realized how much more different the two cousins are in regards for me trying to establish an environment that closely resembles their own. Thanks again!
I just got some green neon tetras that systematically hunted down all the shrimp fry in my tank... Doh! Great looking nano fish though and the juvenile and adult shrimps are fine.. They just hide a lot more now..
I would never have anything in my tank that would touch my baby shrimp. After 50+ years of keeping I got sick of fish altogether, I'll stick with my giant army of snails and shrimp
Thanks for the topic. I have RCS in all three tanks. Only one is called a shrimp tank but it is a misnomer they breed like crazy. Only the Neon Tetras hunt for shrimplets, but lots of plants and they are safe.
I love this video because it shows Caridina shrimp with fish while people only show cherry shrimp with fish. Great to know!!! Have u ever tried khuli loach? I heard they are fine for shrimps.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that no fish species are shrimp safe. This should only be viewed as a list of fish species that are less likely to eat your shrimp.
I have 1 male endler in both of my shrimp tanks, if I watch for awhile I can see them hunting around, but both tanks still breed (cherry shrimp). Planning on redoing my 20 long and converting the shrimp to there alongside maybe some scarlet badis' and not sure what else. Will also be doing dirted tank, as both shrimp tanks are same. Wish me luck 👍
I have a betta in a 20 long that coexisted with my shrimp colony for more than a year and then a few months ago he just started going HAAM on adults, starting with the largest (ofc berried females). By the time I realized the colony was collapsing, it was too late. It was nice while it lasted. He _totally_ didn't care about them until recently. Something changed but we're not sure what, as parameters are reasonably stable.
@@angel_loves I learned my lesson and now my new betta is in with what's left of that recovered colony, however they have tons of hiding places, vegetation etc. it's working much better that way
I’ve found that in a shrimp-only tank (just shrimp and snails) the shrimp populate all levels of the water column, even hanging upside down from the duckweed roots, the presence of any fish (predators) makes them far more likely to stay at bottom to mid levels and explore less… I had a couple baby guppies in my shrimp tank for a while, and the shrimp All generally hid, once I netted out the guppies and returned them to their original tank, the shrimp were out and exploring again…
U must try heterandria formosa! I'm from Barcelona, Europe, and i got a few of these a year ago. I could'nt be more happy with them. A little quite fish with an espectacular natural look. Love them! Good video, good content, good channel. Keep working! Salutes from Barcelona
Only certain types of ricefish can tolerate colder temp mainly Oryzias latipes there is another kind but I forgot the name. The rest are from warmer waters outside japan.
Great video, this really helped but i recently setup a white cloud tank. Do you think white clouds are ok? Ive heard they are sble to fit near adults in their mouths. Anyways, as long as the adults and maybe 1 or 2 of the shrimplets survive, im ok woth it.
Just curious was that an assassin snail I saw? I wanted one but dropped it from my list because I read they will descend upon cherry shrimp in a fleshy snail crawl of death.
there are literally zero fish safe with shrimp babies 100%. even oto's would accidently eat a baby now and then, and they're my only fish together with my shrimp. literally all of the fish you mentioned will eat baby shrimps happily.
Got a school of ember tetras in my crystal red/ crystal black mix tank, with some Pinocchio shrimp as clean up (they eat hair algae, great nano alternative to amano shrimp). The only problem is that I rarely see my embers, they only come out for food, and only if they can’t see any movement outside of the tank. Any clue why they are so skittish? They are in a school of 11 so that shouldn’t be the problem..
I'd disagree on kubotai rasboras and galaxy rasboras, they're both very active species and after a period of not touching anything they will go ham on smaller shrimps and reduce their population in the tank. There are other safe species like clown killifish, smaller pseudomugil (gertrudae, paskai), threadfin rainbowfish, small gobys.
wow, looking through the comments and seeing how many comments about lampeyes feasting on the shrimps...! thats crazy! now, can someone please tell me if hillstream loaches, otocinclus, or dwarf corys are 99.999% safe for my cherry shrimp breeding tank please? (and what about kuhli loaches?)
I keep a school of 10 neon tetras in with my 10 gallon nano bowl. I have Amano, Neocaridina and ghost shrimp that breed readily in there too and it was getting out of hand... I bought a beta and some Kuhli loachs to try and eat some fry and maintain the population, with a grass bottom and heavy vegetation the fry do to well, but i think i have a good balance now. I know there are still lots of fry in there because i suck them up ever week during water changes and have to fish them out. Also for algae Nerite snails gorge on the stuff, they must be all stomach under their shells because idk where they put it all. get a group of 5 per 10 gallons and they will clean your algae quickly. They only breed in brackish water and they are very pretty with lots of coloration options.
I have Hengeli Rasbora, a Betta fish, Kulhi Loach, Otocinclous and a ton of Red cherry shrimp. All live in peace. From all the Rasbora family which I tried out , found the Hengeli ones are hardy and don't die out.
I put cherries in a community tank with Sparkling Gourami without realizing they were unsafe o_o None have been eaten and I haven't found any dead ones, but I don't get to see them often lol. They hide.
Which of these would be best for an unheated walstad tank? Heavily planted lo tech. My daughter and I want to get one started. We want shrimp and a couple different fish. Think we are going with 10 gallons.
Jake Brandon yes, he talked about them on the video. Make sure the shrimp you are getting have similar water conditions. Also depending on if you want the shrimps to breed or not, there’s a much longer list. Put some snails and living plants, nitrate and nitrite lvls are gonna be down due to this.
Joan Sandoval my plan is to try white cloud mt minnows with red cherry shrimp. 🦐 I found a guy near me who sells snails and red cherry shrimp. Bowl arrived today. Wish us luck
@@jakebrandon5116 I would recommend you a 10G Tank. Pretty sure They're around 14 at Walmart or 25-35 on Facebook marketplace with all the goodies from someone who couldn't understand the hobbie. Edit: Good Luck! I would recommend you to get a warter starter, an used sponge filter and let your tank cycle first!. Also a kit to test PH,Gh,KH y Na2 and Na3. Souds like a lot, but its the basics and will answer you many questions yourself.
I have a 5 gallon tank. I have 7 shrimp and one real tiny snail. I think betta are beautiful but don't know if that would work out with a female and the shrimp. So what could I have in a 5 gallon tank wkth my shimpies and my snail?
I have 5 gallon tank and 6 zebra danios. Have been growin java moss for a while now and planning to introduce shrimps to the tank. Do you think it’s safe to do so? Or should I wait for the moss to grow dense so that that the shrimps can hide?
In this video we look at some fantastic nano fish which are safe for keeping with all species of shrimp in an aquarium. It's important to realise that fish will eat anything they can fit into their mouth and there isn't really a completely shrimp safe fish, except maybe the Otocinclus.
FOR EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS CHECK OUT MY PATREON PAGE: www.patreon.com/EverydayAquarist
Can we put shrimps together with golden fish
This is 100% the list I have been looking for.
Awesome
Sameee
No cap
My experience with Endler’s is that they won’t actively seek out and attack the adult shrimp, but if they’re hungry enough and an adult swims by, it seems to trigger their prey drive and they go after them!! Keeping them well fed and distracted, as well as providing plenty of cover like you mentioned go a long way! Great video :)
I have Endler's in a 14g cube with a betta and a thriving Neocaridina colony. :)
Lampeyes hunt for all my shrimplets, when all the small ones are gone they move up the line and attack in pairs or trio. Dont keep lampeyes with shrimp.
Trust me
all fish eat shrimplets
@@juliustime7809 not all
@@IdentityIAm111 99,9% of fish eat shrimplets
@@juliustime7809 Not bristlenose plecos
Great list! Word of caution, my lampeyes decimated all my shrimplets. They went on a hunting spree
I’ve watched a lot of videos on this topic and this is the only list that is unique and provides additional information- that you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this list! I love when lists include less common options!
barbs are very aggressive. i'd say they are the most aggressive nano fish to your shrimps other than dwarf puffer. tetras are a little bit better but do keep in mind that they also have urge to nip on things other nano fish would deem "too large". remember pirahna is a type of tetra.
Thank you, for your very honest opinion in deciding on which species of fish are more likely to be safe when keeping ornamental shrimp. I'm in the first week of cycling and despite having experience with saltwater shrimp, I never realized how much more different the two cousins are in regards for me trying to establish an environment that closely resembles their own.
Thanks again!
I've kept ember tetras in my tank before and definitely saw one eat a a baby shrimp
I say in the video these fish are safe for adult shrimp but may eat babies
I just got some green neon tetras that systematically hunted down all the shrimp fry in my tank... Doh! Great looking nano fish though and the juvenile and adult shrimps are fine.. They just hide a lot more now..
Green raspboras do much better with the shrimp and have the same fun pop of color 😍
I would never have anything in my tank that would touch my baby shrimp. After 50+ years of keeping I got sick of fish altogether, I'll stick with my giant army of snails and shrimp
Maybe ottosinclus and hillstream loaches they r very peaceful
Thanks for the topic. I have RCS in all three tanks. Only one is called a shrimp tank but it is a misnomer they breed like crazy. Only the Neon Tetras hunt for shrimplets, but lots of plants and they are safe.
Thanks for watching. Neons definitely eat shrimplets!
I keep lampeyes and dwarf rasboras in a QubiQ just like yours along with a colony of red cherries. They all get along well.
I love this video because it shows Caridina shrimp with fish while people only show cherry shrimp with fish.
Great to know!!!
Have u ever tried khuli loach? I heard they are fine for shrimps.
I haven't had the chance to try this combo. Thanks glad you enjoyed it
Holy shit dude
That's a nice to the point video and exactly what I was looking for.
I want to get some chill nano fishies in my shrimp tank
Fantastic!Thanks mate! Xxx
The most important thing to keep in mind is that no fish species are shrimp safe. This should only be viewed as a list of fish species that are less likely to eat your shrimp.
if the shrimp are adults then you should be safe
I’ve got a few from that list that I’ve added to my list
Awesome
I have 1 male endler in both of my shrimp tanks, if I watch for awhile I can see them hunting around, but both tanks still breed (cherry shrimp). Planning on redoing my 20 long and converting the shrimp to there alongside maybe some scarlet badis' and not sure what else. Will also be doing dirted tank, as both shrimp tanks are same. Wish me luck 👍
My green neon tetras are great with my shrimp
I have a betta in a 20 long that coexisted with my shrimp colony for more than a year and then a few months ago he just started going HAAM on adults, starting with the largest (ofc berried females). By the time I realized the colony was collapsing, it was too late.
It was nice while it lasted. He _totally_ didn't care about them until recently. Something changed but we're not sure what, as parameters are reasonably stable.
just happened to me this week as well. 7 months of being fine, now i only have 9 little survivors in a new separate 10 gal
thats scary cuz my betta is well behaved right now 😣
@@angel_loves I learned my lesson and now my new betta is in with what's left of that recovered colony, however they have tons of hiding places, vegetation etc. it's working much better that way
I’ve found that in a shrimp-only tank (just shrimp and snails) the shrimp populate all levels of the water column, even hanging upside down from the duckweed roots, the presence of any fish (predators) makes them far more likely to stay at bottom to mid levels and explore less…
I had a couple baby guppies in my shrimp tank for a while, and the shrimp
All generally hid, once I netted out the guppies and returned them to their original tank, the shrimp were out and exploring again…
Such a good video!!! Subscribed! Thank you!
U must try heterandria formosa! I'm from Barcelona, Europe, and i got a few of these a year ago. I could'nt be more happy with them. A little quite fish with an espectacular natural look. Love them!
Good video, good content, good channel. Keep working!
Salutes from Barcelona
Thank you I will look into them
Only certain types of ricefish can tolerate colder temp mainly Oryzias latipes there is another kind but I forgot the name. The rest are from warmer waters outside japan.
Great video, this really helped but i recently setup a white cloud tank. Do you think white clouds are ok? Ive heard they are sble to fit near adults in their mouths. Anyways, as long as the adults and maybe 1 or 2 of the shrimplets survive, im ok woth it.
Otocinclus are great with shrimp too
What is that shiny bottom dweller at 2:50 - 3:10 ? At first I was thinking Corys, but now I'm not so sure. They're just so pretty and I'm curious
First time ever! A word I should have known existed! That word is….. Shrimplets ! 😮 @ 54 seconds
Just curious was that an assassin snail I saw? I wanted one but dropped it from my list because I read they will descend upon cherry shrimp in a fleshy snail crawl of death.
Hey I have kept them together and l have never seen anything happen to the shrimp.
I also have an assassin with my shrimp that seem to get along fine
Ember tetras are a very nice red bronze color, it you want red micro fish get chili rasboras
I think Threadfin Rainbows are less likely to eat baby shrimp than Pseudomugil. What do you think?
there are literally zero fish safe with shrimp babies 100%. even oto's would accidently eat a baby now and then, and they're my only fish together with my shrimp. literally all of the fish you mentioned will eat baby shrimps happily.
Nice video! what about Golden White Clouds?
Got a school of ember tetras in my crystal red/ crystal black mix tank, with some Pinocchio shrimp as clean up (they eat hair algae, great nano alternative to amano shrimp). The only problem is that I rarely see my embers, they only come out for food, and only if they can’t see any movement outside of the tank. Any clue why they are so skittish? They are in a school of 11 so that shouldn’t be the problem..
I'd disagree on kubotai rasboras and galaxy rasboras, they're both very active species and after a period of not touching anything they will go ham on smaller shrimps and reduce their population in the tank.
There are other safe species like clown killifish, smaller pseudomugil (gertrudae, paskai), threadfin rainbowfish, small gobys.
you have some nice high grade fish, very pretty
So far my embra tetra stay good with my babies shirmp
What do shrimp taste like to fish? Maybe fishy 🤔
Nah. They taste shrimpy
like a delicious delicacy.
tastes like chicken
wow, looking through the comments and seeing how many comments about lampeyes feasting on the shrimps...! thats crazy! now, can someone please tell me if hillstream loaches, otocinclus, or dwarf corys are 99.999% safe for my cherry shrimp breeding tank please? (and what about kuhli loaches?)
You are not showing the exact fish you talk about... would be a good idea to circle the one
I keep a school of 10 neon tetras in with my 10 gallon nano bowl. I have Amano, Neocaridina and ghost shrimp that breed readily in there too and it was getting out of hand... I bought a beta and some Kuhli loachs to try and eat some fry and maintain the population, with a grass bottom and heavy vegetation the fry do to well, but i think i have a good balance now. I know there are still lots of fry in there because i suck them up ever week during water changes and have to fish them out.
Also for algae Nerite snails gorge on the stuff, they must be all stomach under their shells because idk where they put it all. get a group of 5 per 10 gallons and they will clean your algae quickly. They only breed in brackish water and they are very pretty with lots of coloration options.
Helpful list
Glad you liked it
What kind of endlers strain is that
Can i take shrimp with mollies or no
Bro for you tetra is good for breeding a shrimp?
Really interesting I’m thinking of getting a male betta for a well planted tank. Are their any shrimp I could add to the tank with no other fish.
Some betta eat shrimp some don't. You won't know until you put them together. Maybe start with cheap shrimp like cherry shrimp and see what happens
Thanks I’ll try.
Imo its better to introduce a betta to a shrimp tank than it would be to introduce the shrimp to a betta tank!
I have a betta with a few ghost shrimp and i haven’t had any problems so far.
@@rosesorritelli3518 Amano shrimp would be another possibility, being on the larger side, neutral in colour, and pretty bold in personality.
What fish could I put in a 2.6 gallon tank
What fish could I put with a schooling fish in a 2.6 gallon
@@henrilebovic5229 no schooling fish in 2.6 gallons
@@allenamick9782 no dwarf gourami
Any differ colored ones?
Al Gee
How about Celestial Pearl Danio?
That is what he mentioned galaxy rasbora.. same thing. :)
Is it safe to use that kind of gravel for the babies
Yeah
Would rummynose tetras do well with adult shrimps?
Possibly
I got shrimp tank
Small one but it started to have worms white color worms what should I do?
those are called PLANARIA worms, very bad for shrimps. fortunately, there's medication for it at most fish stores.
Speaking from experience, size does not factor into it, all killifish will kill your shrimp. They're big eaters and have oversized mouths.
I have Hengeli Rasbora, a Betta fish, Kulhi Loach, Otocinclous and a ton of Red cherry shrimp. All live in peace.
From all the Rasbora family which I tried out , found the Hengeli ones are hardy and don't die out.
Johney Joseph do your shrimp multiply even with the fish in the tank?
@@TwistedArtdesigns Yes I initially had only 8 red shrimp, now its around 100 shrimps in the tank.
Johney Joseph good to know. Thanks!
I put cherries in a community tank with Sparkling Gourami without realizing they were unsafe o_o
None have been eaten and I haven't found any dead ones, but I don't get to see them often lol. They hide.
How does the African Dwarf Frog do?
Eats shrimp
Bummer, Okay thanks. Rod
Which of these would be best for an unheated walstad tank? Heavily planted lo tech.
My daughter and I want to get one started. We want shrimp and a couple different fish. Think we are going with 10 gallons.
Rice fish can tolerate pretty much any temperature and are very hardy
@@EverydayAquarist Can I have those with some shrimp as well?
Jake Brandon yes, he talked about them on the video. Make sure the shrimp you are getting have similar water conditions. Also depending on if you want the shrimps to breed or not, there’s a much longer list. Put some snails and living plants, nitrate and nitrite lvls are gonna be down due to this.
Joan Sandoval my plan is to try white cloud mt minnows with red cherry shrimp. 🦐 I found a guy near me who sells snails and red cherry shrimp. Bowl arrived today. Wish us luck
@@jakebrandon5116 I would recommend you a 10G Tank. Pretty sure They're around 14 at Walmart or 25-35 on Facebook marketplace with all the goodies from someone who couldn't understand the hobbie.
Edit: Good Luck! I would recommend you to get a warter starter, an used sponge filter and let your tank cycle first!. Also a kit to test PH,Gh,KH y Na2 and Na3.
Souds like a lot, but its the basics and will answer you many questions yourself.
I daren't risk it 🦐🦈
Are dwarf gouramis okay to keep with adult cherry shrimp
No. Gouramis will eat the axult shrimp as well
I have a dawrf sparkling gourami in my tank with shrimp no problem but wouldn't recommand
I keep shrimp with a blue dwarf gourami and never seen him bother them at all
Hatchet Fish is shrimp safe.
My shrimp was just eaten 😢.
I don't know who did it.
Oh no
Just buy new shrimp cuz I did that everytime
Hi is sailfin pleco shrimp safe?
Probably not
@@EverydayAquarist oh no :(
trash can jam my big one lived together very peacefully with them. Maybe it depends on the personality of the fish?
I have a 5 gallon tank. I have 7 shrimp and one real tiny snail. I think betta are beautiful but don't know if that would work out with a female and the shrimp. So what could I have in a 5 gallon tank wkth my shimpies and my snail?
Ember tetra
Just domt put goldfish with them of else the shrimp are foody food food
I have 5 gallon tank and 6 zebra danios. Have been growin java moss for a while now and planning to introduce shrimps to the tank. Do you think it’s safe to do so? Or should I wait for the moss to grow dense so that that the shrimps can hide?
Best wait
Thanks
Hey am planning to speed the growth of my java moss. Do you think liquid co2 would help?
@@ArjunBharadwaj545352515 yes