Andy Pierce
Member
I'm looking for guidance around which shrimp are compatible with which fish. I recently introduced some neocaridina (cherry shrimp) to my tank and all seemed good for the first few days, but they seem all gone now (no filter to get sucked into, and yes, they could in theory be hiding but I don't think so) and I noticed some suspicious looking tear-the-shrimp apart type behaviour from the five banded barbs (Five-banded barb - Fireplace aquarium). These may well be six-banded barbs but they are definitely NOT tiger barbs. They take absolutely no notice of the amano shrimp. There are also rummy-nosed tetras that could potentially be participatory and otto cats that would seem unlikely to be problematic. The neocaridinas were about half the size of the smallest of the amanos. I haven't kept these before so I don't have a sense of how big the cherry shrimp get but if these were juveniles would it worth trying to source some adults and see if they fare better? I don't care if they breed and all the baby shrimp get eaten.
Could people please help out by listing some suggested shrimp that are compatible with small, otherwise peaceful fish?
Could people please help out by listing some suggested shrimp that are compatible with small, otherwise peaceful fish?