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Shrimp-safe fish

Fish that can share a tank with grown shrimp. One honest caveat: almost nothing here is safe around newly hatched shrimplets — those are eaten by fish that would never touch an adult. If you want the colony to grow, give it moss and somewhere to hide.

Why these

Peaceful or shy fish up to 6 cm, small-mouthed, not carnivores and not predators.

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56 species

Blackline Rasbora — Rasbora borapetensis

Blackline Rasbora

Rasbora borapetensis

5 cm · 22–26 °C · ≥ 70 l

Cherry Barb — Puntius titteya

Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya

5 cm · 23–27 °C · ≥ 60 l

Endler's Livebearer — Poecilia wingei

Endler's Livebearer

Poecilia wingei

4.5 cm · 22–29 °C · ≥ 30 l

Guppy — Poecilia reticulata

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

6 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 40 l

Leopard Danio — Danio rerio var. frankei

Leopard Danio

Danio rerio var. frankei

5 cm · 16–26 °C · ≥ 75 l

Platy — Xiphophorus maculatus

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

6 cm · 18–26 °C · ≥ 55 l

White Cloud Mountain Minnow — Tanichthys albonubes

White Cloud Mountain Minnow

Tanichthys albonubes

4 cm · 5–24 °C · ≥ 40 l

Zebra Danio — Danio rerio

Zebra Danio

Danio rerio

5 cm · 16–26 °C · ≥ 75 l

Black Neon Tetra — Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Black Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

4 cm · 20–28 °C · ≥ 60 l

Black Phantom Tetra — Hyphessobrycon megalopterus

Black Phantom Tetra

Hyphessobrycon megalopterus

4.5 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 75 l

Black Ruby Barb — Pethia nigrofasciata

Black Ruby Barb

Pethia nigrofasciata

6 cm · 20–27 °C · ≥ 80 l

Bloodfin Tetra — Aphyocharax anisitsi

Bloodfin Tetra

Aphyocharax anisitsi

5.5 cm · 18–28 °C · ≥ 75 l

Celestial Pearl Danio — Danio margaritatus

Celestial Pearl Danio

Danio margaritatus

2.5 cm · 20–26 °C · ≥ 40 l

Checkered Barb — Oliotius oligolepis

Checkered Barb

Oliotius oligolepis

5 cm · 18–25 °C · ≥ 70 l

Cochu's Blue Tetra — Boehlkea fredcochui

Cochu's Blue Tetra

Boehlkea fredcochui

5.5 cm · 21–26 °C · ≥ 60 l

Diamond Tetra — Moenkhausia pittieri

Diamond Tetra

Moenkhausia pittieri

6 cm · 24–28 °C · ≥ 75 l

Ember Tetra — Hyphessobrycon amandae

Ember Tetra

Hyphessobrycon amandae

2 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 40 l

Emperor Tetra — Nematobrycon palmeri

Emperor Tetra

Nematobrycon palmeri

5.5 cm · 23–27 °C · ≥ 75 l

Flame Tetra — Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Flame Tetra

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

4 cm · 18–28 °C · ≥ 60 l

Forktail Rainbowfish — Pseudomugil furcatus

Forktail Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil furcatus

5.5 cm · 23–28 °C · ≥ 60 l

Glowlight Danio — Danio choprae

Glowlight Danio

Danio choprae

3 cm · 16–26 °C · ≥ 70 l

Glowlight Tetra — Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Glowlight Tetra

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

4 cm · 24–28 °C · ≥ 60 l

Harlequin Rasbora — Trigonostigma heteromorpha

Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

4.5 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 60 l

Head-and-Tail-Light Tetra — Hemigrammus ocellifer

Head-and-Tail-Light Tetra

Hemigrammus ocellifer

4.5 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 70 l

Honey Gourami — Trichogaster chuna

Honey Gourami

Trichogaster chuna

5 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 40 l

Julii Cory — Corydoras julii

Julii Cory

Corydoras julii

5.5 cm · 20–26 °C · ≥ 60 l

Lambchop Rasbora — Trigonostigma espei

Lambchop Rasbora

Trigonostigma espei

3 cm · 23–28 °C · ≥ 45 l

Least Killifish — Heterandria formosa

Least Killifish

Heterandria formosa

3.5 cm · 15–26 °C · ≥ 20 l

Lemon Tetra — Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Lemon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

4.5 cm · 20–28 °C · ≥ 75 l

Medaka Ricefish — Oryzias latipes

Medaka Ricefish

Oryzias latipes

4 cm · 8–28 °C · ≥ 40 l

Neon Tetra — Paracheirodon innesi

Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

3.5 cm · 20–26 °C · ≥ 60 l

Odessa Barb — Pethia padamya

Odessa Barb

Pethia padamya

6 cm · 16–25 °C · ≥ 75 l

Panda Corydoras — Corydoras panda

Panda Corydoras

Corydoras panda

5 cm · 20–25 °C · ≥ 60 l

Pearl Danio — Danio albolineatus

Pearl Danio

Danio albolineatus

6 cm · 16–25 °C · ≥ 90 l

Purple Emperor Tetra — Inpaichthys kerri

Purple Emperor Tetra

Inpaichthys kerri

4 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 70 l

Pygmy Corydoras — Corydoras pygmaeus

Pygmy Corydoras

Corydoras pygmaeus

3 cm · 22–26 °C · ≥ 40 l

Rosy Tetra — Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

Rosy Tetra

Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

4 cm · 24–28 °C · ≥ 70 l

Salt and Pepper Cory — Corydoras habrosus

Salt and Pepper Cory

Corydoras habrosus

3.5 cm · 20–26 °C · ≥ 40 l

Silver Tip Tetra — Hasemania nana

Silver Tip Tetra

Hasemania nana

5 cm · 23–28 °C · ≥ 75 l

X-ray Tetra — Pristella maxillaris

X-ray Tetra

Pristella maxillaris

4.5 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 60 l

Cardinal Tetra — Paracheirodon axelrodi

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

4.5 cm · 23–29 °C · ≥ 75 l

Dwarf Chain Loach — Ambastaia sidthimunki

Dwarf Chain Loach

Ambastaia sidthimunki

5.5 cm · 22–30 °C · ≥ 90 l

Golden Pencilfish — Nannostomus beckfordi

Golden Pencilfish

Nannostomus beckfordi

6 cm · 21–27 °C · ≥ 60 l

Golden Tetra — Hemigrammus rodwayi

Golden Tetra

Hemigrammus rodwayi

5 cm · 23–28 °C · ≥ 70 l

Green Neon Tetra — Paracheirodon simulans

Green Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon simulans

2.5 cm · 23–30 °C · ≥ 40 l

Marble Hatchetfish — Carnegiella strigata

Marble Hatchetfish

Carnegiella strigata

3.5 cm · 22–28 °C · ≥ 75 l

Multifasciatus Shell Dweller — Neolamprologus multifasciatus

Multifasciatus Shell Dweller

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

4.5 cm · 24–27 °C · ≥ 45 l

Otocinclus — Otocinclus vittatus

Otocinclus

Otocinclus vittatus

5 cm · 21–27 °C · ≥ 60 l

Rummynose Tetra — Hemigrammus rhodostomus

Rummynose Tetra

Hemigrammus rhodostomus

5 cm · 23–29 °C · ≥ 90 l

Threadfin Rainbowfish — Iriatherina werneri

Threadfin Rainbowfish

Iriatherina werneri

4 cm · 22–30 °C · ≥ 60 l

Borneo Sucker — Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

Borneo Sucker

Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

4.5 cm · 20–24 °C · ≥ 60 l

German Blue Ram — Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

German Blue Ram

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

6 cm · 25–30 °C · ≥ 75 l

Reticulated Hillstream Loach — Sewellia lineolata

Reticulated Hillstream Loach

Sewellia lineolata

6 cm · 20–25 °C · ≥ 75 l

Agassiz's Cory

Corydoras agassizii

6 cm · 21–27 °C · ≥ 70 l

Little Corydoras

Corydoras nanus

5 cm · 22–26 °C · ≥ 60 l

Skunk Cory

Corydoras arcuatus

5.5 cm · 20–28 °C · ≥ 70 l

Which of these go together?

A list tells you what is possible on its own. Whether three of them share a tank without one eating another — and whether your volume, temperature and hardness actually allow it — is what the planner works out.

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