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Say is there a list of fish that eat cherry shrimp anywere , so I can see if the fish I have are all right. thx

The question should be more like: "Is there a list of fish that *DON'T* eat (or harrass to death) Red Cherry shrimp?" There aren't many fish, but to get an idea check my article:

http://www.petshrimp.com/articles/keepingshrimp.html

With many fish that are not listed in the article it's a crapshoot. I personally would not risk the lives of my shrimp on experiments.

Mustafa

I have a plant tank, if you were going to put cherry shrimp in it , what fish would you put in. thx

guppies? otos... SAE, threadfin rainbowfish... cardinals. anything with small mouths. But then it will be hard for you to breed them if that is also the concern.

Hi,

Guppies are bad... they killed my ghosts when I had them.
I think rainbows would be even worse as they are bigger.

TKD

rainbows would be worst... but they said threadfin rainbow which has very small mouths and doesnt get too big. i'd suggest almost anything about 1-1.5" in size would be ok.

~~~~~~~~~~ Rule of thumb ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~

If it'll fit in a mouth, it will go in a mouth .

I have my my older cherry shrimp in with swords,mollies,platties,a rainbow shark, plecos, other shrimp etc. They do fine, not one death

Baby Cherry Shrimp ~
I had one of those (counter or table tanks ) I keep the babies in there until they are big enough to transfer over to my community tank

You can buy a tank like this at walmart or kmart. There only like 20 bucks If you do this, use the "used" gravel from your tank to put in this tank.. The babies love to munch on them. Also, They LOVE JaVa MoSs
Good Luck ! Love, Peace & Shrimp !

While keeeping

Paracheirodon axelrodi
Crossocheilus siamensis
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Inpaichthys kerri
Otocinclus affinis

with adult cherry shrips, I have not observed any problems