Shrimp Tank Mates

[BettaGuy]

Has anyone ever tried Boraras Brigittae, nannostomus eques - the one that swims at a tilted 45 degrees at the top of tanks, or marbled hatchet fish with RCS and Tiger shrimp and their shimp-lets?

I read that Boraras brigittae may pray on shrimp-lets, but at the same time I understand that Hatchetfish almost always stay at the surface of the tanks, and I know nannostomus eques tends to go from top to mid levels.

I currently use a Fluval Ebi

Best,
Mike

[BettaGuy]

woops i meant prEy*, not pray.

Also, here is a video of nannostomus eques ( hockeystick pencilfish) in case you haven't heard/seen of it before. Not the best quality vid, but it does show their VERY slow movement and unique swimming style

Poecilobrycon Eques - YouTube

[trevorhoang]

not too sure. i had baby guppies in my tank at one point and noticed that my shrimp pop isnt going up so i blame the guppies and removed them.

for sure the ottos are good. i got L144 plecos in my shrimp tank and it seems like they can care less about the shrimps

[tetragirl]

I have 8 Boraras Brigittae in a 20g with RCS that are breeding so well I've lost count and have no idea how many shrimp are now in my tank! All of my Boraras Brigittae are typically found near the top of my tank, only coming to the bottom very occasionally and very briefly.

[Nephrus]

i have 10 of them in a 5 gallon tank with shrimps and its going fine I wouldn't worry about it

[Algae Beater]

i keep threadfin rainbows in my red rili tank and the population is rapidly growing. these fish have such tiny mouths, that even a shrimplet is too big a bite for them