Guppies

[Carl-N-Kim]

Hi all. Just curious can you put shrimp with Guppies

[GameCzar]

Sure thing!  I know our friend @Guppysnail has them together.  I think the Neos would be closer to what guppies would like as far as water parameters. 

[Carl-N-Kim]

Thanks I appreciate it they're just red cherry shrimp

[Minanora]

If you're wanting the shrimp to breed, be sure to give their babies lots of cover, java moss is great for them. And a pre-filter sponge to cover the intake of your HOB filter, if you're using a hang on back filter for your tank that you plan to put shrimp in. 🙂

[lefty o]

guppies will likely pick off the shrimplets, but adults should do fine.

[Minanora]

On 12/5/2021 at 3:55 PM, lefty o said:

guppies will likely pick off the shrimplets, but adults should do fine.

This is true. They can continue a colony with enough cover. It won't be prolific by any means though. I started my shrimp cube specifically to make sure my colony can breed. I plan to put some of the adult shrimps into the other tanks so I can make sure I have a backup stash of shrimps. If I get babies in the tanks with guppies/rasboras, cool, if not, well at least they can make babies in the shrimp cube.

[AnsleyBleu]

I have had guppies with ghost, amano, and pumpkin neocaradina shrimp with no obvious issue.

[Chad]

Cherry shrimp kept here with guppies. Zero problems, zero shrimplets tho.

[JettsPapa]

I have guppies and shrimp together in several tanks.  If you provide adequate hiding places at least some of the baby shrimp should survive.  My guppies don't bother the adult shrimp at all.

[Guppysnail]

I keep them with guppies. However i keep a large self sustaining population with them so it works. If you are trying to get your shrimp population established it may not. I kerp snail and shrimp with my adults and juvenile boy guppies. My girl juv guppies eat my small shrimp and terrorized the adults snd mystery snails mercilessly until the shrimp would kick over dead 🙄. Hope that helps.