SHRIMP SAFE LIST (was: Is there a list of shrimp predators somewhere?)

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by southerndesert

I'm thinking this should be a sticky perhaps.....

Cheers Bill

I agree.

I think that just reading a page or two is good for most people to get the idea. No new topic needed...

-Andrew

[Torpedobarb]

I have a few rcs in my 75 gal planted tank and I have had no problems. I have 2 kribs and a ton of roseline sharks... no issues of being eaten... but they are too large for them to be fit into their mouths!

[monkeyruler90]

yeah definitely make this into a sticky.

and the debate needs to be cleared up
are rams okay or not?
do the shrimp have to be introduced first or are they dead meat either way?
are there any dwarf south american cichlids that will co exist with them?

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by monkeyruler90

yeah definitely make this into a sticky.

and the debate needs to be cleared up
are rams okay or not?
do the shrimp have to be introduced first or are they dead meat either way?
are there any dwarf south american cichlids that will co exist with them?

The questions you asked where never really part of the "debate"

Rams eat shrimp.

-Andrew

[ZooTycoonMaster]

Has anyone tried Clown Killifish? I like them, but not sure if I should add them to a shrimp tank

[fishsandwitch]

Originally Posted by ZooTycoonMaster

Has anyone tried Clown Killifish? I like them, but not sure if I should add them to a shrimp tank

they are not safe

[ZooTycoonMaster]

Thought I might as well bump this thread so other people can read it...

What about Bumblebee Gobies or Celestial Pearl Danio?

[FrostyNYC]

Zoo,
Not sure about either of those but I wouldnt trust the gobies, as they prefer live food.


I'll add my experience with ENDLERS, for anyone thinking of keeping them with shrimp. My endlers learned to swim underneath my pregnant amanos and pick the eggs off her belly. One tiny male in particular did nothing but follow a 3" pregnant amano around for a week, taking every opportunity to twist himself upside down and try to pick an egg off. I cant imagine this happening with smaller shrimp, of course, but should be considered when housing them.

[ZooTycoonMaster]

My Endlers seem to not bother the shrimp, but I think they do eat some baby shrimp, but not as much as other fish.

Sorry for so many shrimp-safe fish questions (I tried searching the thread, but nothing came up), but are Threadfin Rainbowfish safe? They have small throats, are they small enough to not swallow baby shrimp?

[Cardinal Tetra]

Originally Posted by ZooTycoonMaster

Thought I might as well bump this thread so other people can read it...

What about Bumblebee Gobies or Celestial Pearl Danio?

They are not safe...tried both...

Bumblebees will eat shrimplets and try to large juveniles and small male dwarf shrimp.

CPDs are awful and will hunt down any shrimplet in your tank. They wiped out maybe a hundred baby RCS in a 20 gallon tank I had within a couple of weeks.

Threadfin rainbows might be safe...I haven't tried these guys yet. They seem like they feed on small floating particles floating in mid-water or at least that's what they do at the lfs.

I've noticed that the size of the mouth isn't as important as how the fish feeds in determining how safe a fish is. A bristle nose pleco has a very big mouth but won't eat shrimp because its mouth isn't designed for capturing food but for rasping at non-moving items like algae. While something like a scarlet badis has a very small mouth but it forages around for small invertebrates and such to feed on in aquariums and they relish live foods. Shrimp count as small invertebrates! A fish such as a hatchet fish is designed to take food floating at the surface and will readily take live fruitflies but a shrimp is safe because they usually don't go up there too often and are fast enough to flick away and I'm speaking from experience.