Adult Cherry Shrimp Tankmates?

[Theplatymaster]

I was wondering if i could keep Adult cherry shrimp with platies that are 1inch big, and adult albino corydoras?

i do have some cover, and feed pretty well

[Levi_Aquatics]

I have never tried this exact combination, but I have done both separately and didn’t have any issues. As long as give the shrimp god cover and keep the other fish well fed I doubt you will run into any issues. 

[The Arthritic Aquarist]

@Theplatymaster I have Fire Reds with Albino and Bronze Corydoras and have no issues.  I've never kept them with platies however.  I would think the adult shrimp would be okay, might not be the same for shrimplets however.

[TheSwissAquarist]

I agree with @The Arthritic Aquarist, although a couple of shrimplets might get through — useful to keep the population down.

[Tedrock]

Also depends on how well you feed the tank.  If you feed twice to three times a day of smaller meals everyone is happy all is good.  If not some of those platies may look for a snack - especially the weaker shrimp.

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 11/16/2022 at 5:30 PM, Tedrock said:

weaker shrimp.

Or smaller 😉 

[Theplatymaster]

On 11/16/2022 at 11:30 AM, Tedrock said:

Also depends on how well you feed the tank.  If you feed twice to three times a day of smaller meals everyone is happy all is good.  If not some of those platies may look for a snack - especially the weaker shrimp.

the platies might be just as big as the adult shrimp, when i got rid of platies, i kept ones that were 1in big

[PineSong]

I keep shrimp with adult platies, swordtails, guppies, and mollies. The shrimp in my swordtail tank are giant but fewer in number. Whether that’s because the babies are hiding or being predated I’m not sure.

 Interesting to me is that several times I’ve removed all the fish from a tank for whatever reason and immediately (like within an hour) there are dozens of small shrimp when I would’ve sworn that there were only a few adults in the tank. 
just goes to show how well they can hide when they know predators are present.