“Fish jerky on the floor” that’s worth watching the video all by itself. Sounds like a great name for a punk band

We moved my betta to a new tank. A 10-gallon, upgraded from a 7.5 gallon. We're planning on getting some new shrimp and turning his old 7.5 gallon into a shrimp tank, so I'm glad there are some videos like this that can help us figure out what kind of other things to put in there.

Awesome video Blake, I tried cherry shrimp with my half moon dumbo eared betta but he hunted them down but he's fine with amano shrimps. Keep up the amazing work

Great video mate, I love the species spotlight videos the best.

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

I have 2 kuhli loaches in my 15-gallon medium-planted tank with about at least 50 red cherry shrimps. They seem to go along just fine, with the smaller shrimps even crawling right above the kuhli loaches.

@jarleabelhaugeek1217

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Is it still going well?

Yes! Ottos! Great tip with the rocks!

Bettas can have very distinct personalities with shrimp as tank mates, and similar to what you said, I've heard from lots of people that it's best to house them separately at first to see if the betta is aggressive on its own, and then introduce the betta to the shrimp tank instead of vice-versa, as even docile bettas can be territorial. My chill, curious boy mostly ignores his shrimp roommates now (and they usually just chill and do their thing on the bottom until he goes to sleep), but for the first couple weeks after introducing shrimp to his tank that he was already living in, he was angrily chasing them around. Fortunately he doesn't have any interest in eating shrimp or snails, but I was so worried they were gonna end up a snack or hide forever before things settled down

@MrPossibilties

Жыл бұрын

Yea mine killed many of my shrimps, sadly.

Smashed that like button so hard I shattered my phone screen!!! Thanks Blake, keep up the great work! P.S. the mustache is thriving

Yes! Love green neon tetras! 🐟💖

Thanks for sharing your Experience....

Good video Blake, loving the content 😁❤🦐

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

I LOVE my green neon tetras. I think they're prettier than cardinal or neon tetras. Happy to see the green neon love! 💙

@jazzkatt1919

6 ай бұрын

They're wonderful, aren't they? And they're true nano fish that can be kept in a decent school in a small tank. I'd have serious misgivings about keeping regular neons in a 10 gallon, but with green neons it's no problem. I absolutely adore them. Another of my favorites made this list: pygmy cories. I have a school of 8 pygmies with one of my bettas, and they're absolutely captivating. Lots of tiny fish school, but in a way that seems sort of...impersonal, for lack of a better word. The pygmies really interact, and seem to really enjoy each other's company. Lots of personality in such a little package!

Great timing, I was just about to get a some cherry shrimp!

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

a really good addition for people who want something big in a shrimp tank are vampire shrimp/bamboo shrimp. I have a vampire shrimp thats about 5 inches long and saw him catch a fry in his fans and spit it out when he tried to eat it so theyre 100% safe

I have neon, cardinal and ember tetras, as well as 2 plecos and I’m constantly having to rehome excess shrimp from this tank because they are breeding so much! No issue at all with baby shrimp being eaten as I’ve got a heavily planted tank for them to be able to hide!

Great video....lookin for a center piece fish in my community with live bearers and cherry shrimps. Lookin at sunset gourami and yellow glow fish skirt tetra.....leaning with the sunset. Keep rockin!

@BlakesAquatics

7 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

Good content. Thanks for uploading

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hillstream loaches are one of my favorite combinations with my CRS.

@herpdiversity9152

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah all those algae eating hillstream species are great with shrimp. My personal favorite are stiphodon species

Thanks, Blake! I have 7 white clouds in w my RCS in a 20 gallon I had about 100 shrimp when I first put them in. They do eat a baby when they can get them but I can’t keep 1k shrimp I’d say lol 😍😪❤️

Thanks for this info! I’ve got cherry shrimp in a 15G and no idea what to put in with them. Now I’m leaning towards Pygmy cories/chili rasbora or a group a male endlers. Great suggestions! ❤️🦐

@thomasbridges6775

8 ай бұрын

My 3 pygmy cories get along very well with my shrimp. They totally ignore them in fact. I actually caught one of my shrimp teasing one of the cories, constantly touching it. The cory eventually got tired of this treatment and flicked the shrimp away like an annoying fly.

ive been keeping ember tetras with my colony and its been growing well, though i have noticed some of my embers looking pretty plump and colorful so they may be sneaking some fry in as snacks.

Nice to see some Killifish make the list...

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

Yoyo loach, dwarf chain loach, cardinal tetras, reticulated hillstream loach and lots of other snails are what I have in my community tank.

Albino long fin bristle nose looks spectacular in my planted shrimp tank never bothered the shrimp might get a bit big over time but I'll just get another 👍

Those micro rasboras like chillis are pretty much a 100% safe bet simply because they are way too small to be a threat

Espei rasboras are pretty, hardy, and work great with my shrimp.

My double veiled fin betta is a junvinile and got introduced to a heavily planted shrimp tank because I have never seen such a chill betta. He doesn't chase or hunt for the blue velvet shrimp. They are also much faster than him. One shrimp noticed him looking at him and jetted away. My betta just watched him swim away and didn't chase. My betta also doesn't bother the 2 mystery snails in my tank (unlike my last one, who chose war with anything that moved), doesn't flare at all and swims right up to my fingers and plays. It's so weird, but so far so good.

I keep shrimps with honey gouramis and I personally never had any issues. Even the shrimp fry gets mostly left alone. I probably wouldn't try it bigger gouramis though.

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Great feedback cheers

Thanks!

I have dwarf rasbora in 2 shrimp tanks with no problems at all.

I just put a few shrimp with my "super chill" beta and he went psycho. I feel terrible for these poor shrimp but I think he'll chill out...I hope, anyways. Making sure you have a backup plan is a great idea, that i didnt think about before.

Im Getting into my first nano tank. I'm used to south and Central American cichlids. I found this video rather useful. Thank you

The great thing about hillstream loaches is that they will eat Blackbeard algae as well.

i bought around 10 cherry shrimp and put them in my guppy tank, since then i added golden rams. ive noticed the population die off. i had 1-2 left and today i noticed half a shrimp at the bottom of the tank, im pretty sure the golden rams ate them up. im starting a new tank just for shrimp and just getting it set up.

I have sparkling gourami with shrimp in the same tank and I've never seen any aggresion towards them, also Foo the Flowerhorn had them with shrimps. It could depend on the character of the fish.

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Temperament of the fish is always a factor but please take some of the shrimp and keep a second colony as a backup just in case. I have tried licorice and sparkling gouramis multiple times and never worked out well

I've kept white clouds and leopard danios with my adult cherry shrimp with absolutely no problems so far.

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

Betta’s are A good mate for shrimp, my North Australian Chameleon Shrimp are still breeding like crazy, have surely lost A few as snacks but not often enough to notice 👌🏼

My betta fish won’t tolerate any other living thing in his tank, he’s alone in his 55litre planted tank. I tried adding him to a shrimp tank, with a betta tank on standby, and he harassed them into hiding, that was enough for me. Since realised the shrimp are happiest at 24-25 degrees, my betta does best at 28 degrees.

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

sorry to hear. yep they all have their own personalities

@MeadeSkeltonMusic

Жыл бұрын

Bettas are terrible

@Mothobius

Жыл бұрын

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic no they aren't lol. Not all the time. The only terrible living thing is humans. Well, some of them.

@LotusAndGlitch

Жыл бұрын

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic i'm offended, if you dislike bettas then GET OUT THIS COMMENT IS ABOUT A BETTA

@treewitch666

Жыл бұрын

@@MothobiusI agree, how we treat animals is disgusting

I'm thinking of adding shrimp to my daughter's chili rasboras aquarium. They seem too small to bother the shrimp.

@joaofernandoalmeida1493

3 жыл бұрын

I have a school of chilly rasboras in a tank with two shrimp colonies (blue dreams and babaulti) and the get along just fine. Never experience the rasboras even looking at shrimplets and they are almost the same size as the adult shrimps. A perfect choice I believe!

@layeredchips6173

2 жыл бұрын

I also have Chili Rasboras in my shrimp tank, you should be fine doing that

Can you use an aquarium decoration that has glow in the dark paint on it in a shrimp tank?

Nice list. I have most of those in a community tank right now. Unfortunately we're not allowed shrimp here in WA. Not even native ones.

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an awesome tank 👌

@jamesholbrook7785

Жыл бұрын

Seriously? Doesn’t Cory with Aquarium Co-Op sell shrimp?

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Western australia not washinton

@jamesholbrook7785

Жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics should have known that by your accent. 😆👍🏾

Do you have any recommendations for centerpiece fish for cherry shrimp? And are ember tetras okay? Amazing video! Thanks!

@BlakesAquatics

6 ай бұрын

Typically anything larger is going to eat shrimp. Ember tetras are fine 👍

Had shrimp with discus. Was fine tell about 4.5”. Over the course or 2-3 days 30 ish shrimp were gone

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that

I just bought some 👻 shrimp but I was thinking to put it in the same tank with my 2 Goldfish; whats your thoughts about it ?

Sparkling and Croaking Gourami might be alright. I keep Cherry Shrimp with my Sparkling Gourami and it's fine but might be a bit like the Betta thing, sometimes it's gray, sometimes it's mince meat. Great list though. Will help quite a few folk out to find shrimp mates I bet.

Loved this video. I really want to get a tank with some moss & shrimp & fish way down the line. What shrimp do you suggest to put together? I really like: Sulawesi shrimp, tiger shrimp, and the bee shrimp. Can they be together?

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, they all require different water parameters so sadly dont mix well together.

@BigShrimpin416

2 жыл бұрын

You can’t mix shrimp species. Every species requires different water parameters. Not as easy as it may look. Shrimp can be very sensitive and finicky. The easier shrimp to keep are Neocaridina, they are the least sensitive but the Taiwan bee and Sulawesi and tigers are much more sensitive and need more specific water parameters.

I've got hillstreams, kuhli and a ghost knife in my shrimp tank

How about bumblebee goby are they good tank mate for shirmp

Can you get larger species of shrimp in aus?

Yup none of my bettas bother with shrimp except one. He won't touch any of the Queensland natives (which are smaller) but put in cherries and say goodbye

@laketravisswag

2 жыл бұрын

Mine loves killing shrimp.

I think I’ll go with endlers. They’re very pretty

thanks !!!

I think wrestling halfbeaks are a good option, they only dwell at the top, plus they don’t like sinking food most of the time. Their mouths are also awkwardly shaped for eating shrimp, and they only get like 2-2.8 inches

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

They tend to want more brackish conditions though

Thanks mate

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help

In a 8 1/2 gallon would one Pea Puffer eat my Amano Shrimp?

The only problem betta I had with my shrimp was my blind one. I think it was cause his senses were heightened.

@debraskaggs7897

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry I totally didn’t finish that comment. The blind betta ate like 10 of my shrimp till I pulled him and put him in a new tank. But the other bettas do really well with the shrimp. I have 3-10gal planted tanks and 3-5 gal planted, 2-3.5 gal regular freshwater tanks. I was always told how easy shrimp were but the only thing I knew was how easily it was for me to kill them. However after some much needed research and watching your KZread videos, now the tanks are thriving. I need to start selling them because they are doing so well. So thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Great follow up! Congrats 🙌

Dont have an area in my 50 that the shrimp aren't in. They live in the floaters, mid in the stem plants

My beta eats shrimp but gets along well with tetras.

what about White Cloud Mountain minnows

Pozdrav! Odlican video ! Da li mogu da se drze zajedno red shrimp i kolor tetre ,akvarijum mi je bas dosta ubiljen. Imam dosta ,neonki,gupika ,rodostomusa,i amano kozica Ubacio sam u akvarijum 150 lit. red cheri shremp oko 5 kom ,i ne mogu evo par dana da ih vidim nigde,jednu sam video samo ,i to je kolor tetra povijala malo ....

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Zdravo! najbolje je dati vremena kozicama da se razmnože i napune akvarij prije dodavanja bilo koje druge ribe, trebat će nekoliko mjeseci da se to dogodi.

Bettas yeah. I heard this and wanted a dumbo betta. Got one and put him in my shrimp tank. All was going well that first day until the lights went out. Next morning when lights came on I was treated to the carcasses of 47 shrimp with shrimp body parts floating around and one very fat dumbo betta.🤣😂

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

😳 so sorry to hear

@kevinwebster7868

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics it’s alright. Trial and error. I got a betta out of it and he’s cool.

@jessicagalindo1644

2 жыл бұрын

It depends the betta fish, I had a female beta and she was so chill, never hurt any of my shrimps. They’re all different

@iamathighloverfirstandaper1841

2 жыл бұрын

I've had 3 male bettas in with shrimp (not all at the same time, of course). The first one was terrified of them (which shocked me tbh), the second couldn't care less, and the third flared a little at first but quickly settled down, so I guess it all depends on the betta 😂😂

I have a few shrimp with my rummy nose tetras.

Funny story I keep cherry shrimp with pea puffers, one of the puffers had a piece of brine shrimp hanging out of his mouth and a cherry shrimp swam up and stole the brine shrimp right out of the puffers mouth!

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha so do i actually

@trueblu8

3 жыл бұрын

Do you guys have lots of snails in that tank? And if so what kind? Ram's horn?

@SlickNick3

3 жыл бұрын

I am unable to get rams horn snails where I am I can’t find them anywhere! so I occasionally feed bladder snails

@trueblu8

3 жыл бұрын

@@SlickNick3 have you tried ebay? www.ebay.com/itm/8-Algae-Eater-Ramshorn-Snails-Aquarium-or-Pond-Live-Snail-Clean-Up-Crew-/202820117314?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

@SlickNick3

3 жыл бұрын

I may have to get some eventually I’ve always wanted some!

I have about 10 different species in a 27g cube without issue. Ghost shrimp, cherry shrimp, tiger barb, gourami, candy cane tetras, glowlight tetras, black rasboras, zerba danios and corycats

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Well done 👍 hope it continues to work long term

@myst8217

Жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Thanks! I've lost a few but all around it's been working

giday i have a 4ft heavly planted tank i have heaps of shrimp colonised than introduced neons than sords and mollys believe it or not every thing is happy and breeding

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

Another good one is pseudomugils.

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

For sure!

Have you tried Mexican dwarf crayfish with cherry shrimp before? Doing a bit of reading and people seem to have had some success with them together... Obviously I would wait a long while before adding one to my 10g shrimp tank to give the cherries time to populate.

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

I dont think they are legal here

@sedwards404

Жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Oh sorry, I'm in Canada and have seen them in my LFS. Thanks for the quick reply!

Ive never owned a nice gourami. They've always bit at everything.

Can hillstrem lonch are good for shrimp tank..??

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

yes definitely

@monsterwithsandeeptha

2 жыл бұрын

Can you.. tell me What kind of Tetra Can do the shrimp tank.. im from sri lanka.. and we dont have Lot of fish.. in Covid case..??

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

@@monsterwithsandeeptha green neon tetra, rasboras

You Missed Chilli Rasbora awesome in a shrimp tank :D

@jessicagalindo1644

2 жыл бұрын

I just looked them up after reading your comment, and they are so beautiful, I hope to find some at my local fish store

Can I keep widow tetra with shrimp ?

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt risk it. Probably eat them

What about guppies? I’ve places guffies and now I can’t see my shrimps often 😔

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Nah guppies are a good chance to eat shrimp

@ohmygoat977

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics yeah the big ones are still there ... but the small shrimp fries are all gone :(

CPD's are rather expensive in oz. I haven't seen any in shops

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

I ship a tonne of then out and stock my local monthly 👍

thanks for the video! so platy is no no?

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Ive got it working at the moment, it can be done if you feed the platys well but it is a risk

@huiyingtanyayap

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics thanks for the fast reply ;)

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Any time

@juliaaquaamateur1573

2 жыл бұрын

Platies usually don't bother adult shrimps. If they have enough hiding places, they will be ok. However, platies won't let them breed, unless your tank is densely planted

Did i hear correct? Shrimp will eat the unslightly Nerite eggs from the decor???

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

They eat some soft eggs, i think nerite eggs would be too hard

Doctor Fish can be tank mates of RCS?

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Im not sure sorry they are illegal in australia

Really want to do a CPD/shrimp tank. Glad u bought up pigmy corys too. What plants and tank size would you recommend for cpd/shrimp/pigmy Cory?? And maybe clown killi 😀 Great video and footage mate

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Great combination! Personally id go with pearlweed, frogbit, rotala, limnophila sessilifolia, java moss as a nice easy start to get plenty of cover

@edstar81

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics what size tank you think??

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

@@edstar81 sorry mate. I tend to favour 60L 🤷‍♂️ best versatility

@edstar81

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics how many of each you reckon I could get away with??

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

@@edstar81 in a 60L could easily fit 20 cpds, 10 clown killis, infinite shrimp, 20 pygmy cories I reckon

I just put 11 cherry shrimp in my community tank because the African dwarf frogs kept eating them.. only problem community tank has a big upside catfish 3 kuli loachs 2 corys and 3 gouramis ..are they all gona die?

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

most likely yes.

@rrankcow9590

Жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics 2 weeks later and atleast 8 out of 11 shrimps are still in the tank and one has eggs :o the other 3 are ethier hiding or got eaten! Surprisingly the shrimp are not afraid of the corys or the loachs atall and see them happily chilling with them all the time.. the gouramis dont seem interested in the shrimp atall and the catfish just swims in the same spot all day anyway n is only realy active at night.. so it might work out ok?

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

🤞🤞

could you keep molly fish with cherry shrimp or ghost shrimp ?

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt, mollies have really big mouths made for eating shrimp :)

What about khuli loaches??

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Loaches are generally not a great idea. I havent tried it before but id say no

@koushikarepally8865

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics thank you ... I have short listed some fish and shrimp please suggest which one to go with .. Amano and cherry red shrimp.. Hillstream loaches.. Asian stone cat fish .. Corydoras .. Bumbelbee goby .. Neon tetras ... Green zebra danios ..celestial danios.. Any suggestis from your side in welcome.. Ps i live in india

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

@@koushikarepally8865 I think amano shrimp, cherry shrimp, Celestial Pearl Danios and Pygmy Corydoras makes a super awesome tank combo.

What about Apistos?

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt. Quickly theyd become snack

Threadfin rainbows?

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm they are tricky.. might do a bit too much snacking id think

Dude said fish-jerky

Can swordtail live with shrimps?

@BlakesAquatics

11 ай бұрын

they will probably eat any baby shrimp but in densely planted tanks it can work.

@Cute.birds.5

11 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Thanks

My betta is a vicious murderer. I can only keep snails and know that he will not kill them, anything else, dead.

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear, always the pretty ones that have attitudes 😄

Can cherry barbs and shrimp live together

@BlakesAquatics

8 ай бұрын

Id say no, the barbs are pretty quick to eat the shrimp

@shivangagarwal5328

8 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics ohh thanks...

@shivangagarwal5328

8 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics can I keep nerite snails with cherry barbs .... And also do tell me can guppies live with cherry barbs ?

*I have learned to never mix shrimp with fish. Too risky. have two tetra Glofish and a female beta Glofish. All three have eaten dead Amano and Cherry shrimp.*

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Fair call

Chilie Rasboras

Is there any possibility that the snails would climb out of the aquarium?

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

It does happen somethimes

@KothSam

Жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics very often to be honest

I have cherry barbs with my shrimp

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Glad thats going ok 👍

In my own experience, betta is a no-no. At least my betta is a bastard and killed 3 shrimps 😭

Nice mustache

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🤣

Say No To Fish Jerky 😂

Wish I had watched this video a month ago lol

my male halfmoon betta killed all my shrimps

@BlakesAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear

Just wanted to say DO NOT PUT BETTAS with Shrimps unless you want to give them a nice expensive meal, you can thank me later been there done that, bettas like to hunt and shrimps are very nice for them to eat.

@denmark23

4 ай бұрын

thank you, I was debating if I should try, I heard it was differend from betta to betta

Number 1 : Me

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 poor genetics

My betta destroyed my shrimp.

@BlakesAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

sorry to hear.

my beta attacked my shrimp

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

oh no! sorry to hear

I got rid of my endlers because they hunt down shrimp babies like fucking sharks.

@BlakesAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, fish can always have their own personalities i guess