Fish That Will Safely Mix With Cherry Shrimp?

[pixelpefekt]

At the moment I've got Neons, Harlequins, Otos, Khuli loach, sparkling gourami.

Will they mix okay?

Are there others I should consider?

 

[Dorkhedeos]

You might want to hold off on that sparkling gourami, at full size, they may be able to pick off cherry shrimp. You can pretty much get almost any small tetra

 

[Esfa]

Yeah, they'll all mix fine! Babies will get eaten by all of them though, but as long as there are enough hiding places, some should survive.

http/www.ukshrimp.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=32

theres a good list of fish you can keep.

 

[minxfishy]

Yep anything that can fit them in their mouths, especially the babies, will eat them. I lost loads to guppies!!

 

[eschaton]

Sparkling gouramis are not shrimp safe. When I had a few they repeatedly pecked at even the adult shrimp.

Most other fish which are smaller than two inches will be safe with adult cherry shrimp, although no fish except for otos is 100% safe with cherry shrimp young. My own experience is in a well-planted, lightly-stocked tank, enough babies survive that the population will sustain itself.