Shrimp colony with dither fish
40 × 25 × 30 cm · 30 l
A shrimp tank that is still interesting to look at when the shrimp are hiding. Chili rasboras are small enough and calm enough to leave adults alone, and their presence makes the shrimp bolder rather than warier.
What the engine says
Using about 3% of the tank's bioload capacity, on weekly 25% water changes. Engine 0.1.2.
The water this tank needs
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7
- Hardness (GH)
- 4–6 °dH
This is the overlap of every species in it — the narrower it is, the less room you have to drift. Check it against your tap before you buy anything: tap water tool
The stocking
Why it works
The colony will still grow, but slower than a fish-free tank: rasboras take some shrimplets, and that is the honest trade for having something swimming. Moss is not decoration here — it is where the young survive. Note the water window: this pairing wants soft water, and Lithuanian tap at 20 °dH is well outside it, so this is an RO or rainwater tank unless your tap is unusual.
Make it yours
Opens in the planner with the tank and every fish already in place. Change the numbers, swap a species, add your tap water — the verdict updates as you go.
Open this tank in the planner