Fish stock?

[BuzzDaddy21]

Is there any type of small fish, maybe a max of 1" that wouldn`t use baby shrimp as snacks, I`m talking of up to 40 as a group? Also be in the middle to top of water column, and what about a large group for the bottom that usually stay on the bottom. Thanks.   

[lefty o]

might be safe with pygmy cory's.

[Widgets]

I have some Least Killifish that I will be adding to my shrimp tank. I am thinking they will be small enough to not bother the shrimplets. I will also have plenty of hiding spaces with plants and hardscape for both the shrimplets and fry.

https://www.fishlaboratory.com/fish/least-killifish/

[Guppysnail]

When I first started my shrimp colony I kept celestial pearl danios and bristlenose Pleco for the bottom. with them. I love these guys. So fun. Rock piles that CPD cannot get into but food can work great as well as sponge filters for shrimplettes. Caves like coop shrimp cave are good. My CPD do not go into dark tunnels and caves. I now keep Pygmy and panda corydora with my shrimp as well. Snacking is not enough to be noticeable my shrimp still overpopulate. 

Edited March 26, 2022 by Guppysnail

[Ken Burke]

On 3/26/2022 at 6:17 AM, Guppysnail said:

When I first started my shrimp colony I kept celestial pearl danios and bristlenose Pleco for the bottom. with them. I love these guys. So fun. Rock piles that CPD cannot get into but food can work great as well as sponge filters for shrimplettes. Caves like coop shrimp cave are good. My CPD do not go into dark tunnels and caves. I now keep Pygmy and panda corydora with my shrimp as well. Snacking is not enough to be noticeable my shrimp still overpopulate. 

I’ll second that, and add red sailfin cories, hatchets, harlequin rasboras, and bettas.  I caught one of the bettas snacking on the shrimp once, but the tank is perpetually over run with shrimp.  So, FREE FOOD!

 

The only fish I have that really tamp down the shrimp population is my angels.  And the aren’t 100% …..

[anewbie]

kubotai rasbora are probably safe esp as they hang near the top of the tank. Most cichlid will go after the shrimp as will sparkling gourami. the liver tetra will also hunt shrimp as will many loaches. pygmy cory are so docile my kribs let them swim with their frys.

[Ken Burke]

On 3/26/2022 at 8:03 AM, Ken Burke said:

I’ll second that, and add red sailfin cories, hatchets, harlequin rasboras, and bettas.  I caught one of the bettas snacking on the shrimp once, but the tank is perpetually over run with shrimp.  So, FREE FOOD!

 

The only fish I have that really tamp down the shrimp population is my angels.  And the aren’t 100% …..

The is my red sailfin tank.  The sailfin hide in the back, but as you can see, all but over run with cherry shrimp. 

[H.K.Luterman]

Endlers and guppies can be kept with shrimp so long as you give them lots of cover to hide where the fish can't reach; rock piles and dense plant growth. It's also best to let the colony establish for a while before adding the fish. 

[ShySnail]

I keep Endlers in with my shrimp colony and I've never seen them bother the shrimp at all. In the past 18 months or so, I've gone from 10 shrimp to...I don't even know how many shrimp. Well over 100, at least.