20 gallon stock

[beglely]

Hey im probably going to start stocking my 20 gallon long tomorrow and I have a few questions. First, could i mix some yoyo loaches and a queen/bengal loach? The fish store near me has some juvi yoyo's, but they also have a single bengal loach ive seen there for several weeks and wonder if i could mix them together and if they would school or get along okay? Also, would these loaches get along with tiger and cherry shrimp? Ive got a few i want to move to the 20g and dont want them to get eaten. Two of them are more than an inch and one is a half inch. The cherries are 3/4 an inch. Any other suggestions for fish that wont eat my shrimp ( i understand this is probably a small list)? Just wondering

 

[Zagz]

No fish will get along with shrimp. All shrimp will be seen as food by fish. They may survive for a while but as the fish grow the shrimp will perish. Otos are the only fish I believe that will not eat shrimp. One thing to keep in mind, if it will fit into a fish's mouth, it can be eaten.

The loaches however can go together.

 

[ellisb1]

Fish and shrimp together is a bad idea. As Zagz said, Otos are easy going and have great temperaments. My friend has about 20 shrimp with 6 Otos in a 55 gallon tank. They get along well. I wouldn't trust anything else though.

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

If you wanted to get shrimp over any other fish, I suggest making a planted shrimp only tank. Like said above there are few few few fish that can be kept with shrimp.

For a 20G Long, I suggest fish that like to swim a lot and are active. Loaches would be a good idea, and maybe some cories. Then maybe a couple of dwarf gouramis or hatch fish. Then some kind of small school of some sort like rasboras, tetras, ect.

 

[beglely]

Alright thanks for the feedback on the shrimp. I figured as much that i would need a shrimp only tank (time to go buy another 10g--my roommate and gf might kill me now) but was just curious. Anyone know why fish wont eat ghost shrimp but other types?? If anyone read a previous post of mine a month or two ago, I had a killifish get my previous tiger and cherry shrimp, but showed no interest in the ghost shrimp, which i find odd. Oh well, ill move them soon then and get some loaches then and probably another schooling fish of some kind

 

[ellisb1]

That is odd. Was the ghost shrimp the same size as the ones that got eaten? Maybe the fish had a hard time seeing him since he was a ghost and all

 

[beglely]

yeah about half were, the other half were slightly larger...idk ive never had fish eat my ghost shrimp (except when they died), but the other shrimp lasted a day before become expensive fish food

 

[ellisb1]

I hate to hear that you lost the little guys. I have no idea why the ghosts were left though. I just started my first shrimp colony about a month ago. I see some eggs, so that is good news. I have a soft spot for the little water cockroaches.

 

[beglely]

yeah the first experiment was a learning experience with compatability, but now ive got a little colony of all three going (eggs on the way)...guess they are getting relocated now because i really dont feel like dedicating a whole 20g to shrimp. maybe something smaller in size

 

[ellisb1]

I am using 2 3 gallon eclipses right now. I have a 10 gallon setup and cycling. Will be moving them in a few weeks. You can put a bunch of shimp in a 20 gallon though!

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

i have a 10 gallon with a few ghost shrimp in it right now... have a couple mollys and a couple longfin tetra in it.. its been in there for almost 7 months now..

 

[FishNewbee]

I had a 5 gal with lots of ghost shrimp and harlequin rasboras. They all got along great. Unfortunately, my shrimp didn't seem too healthy and started dieing off after a few weeks. My apple snail took care of the bodies. But the rasboras had no interest in them at all.

 

[beglely]

idk i guess ghost shrimp arent tasty. And yeah I could use the 20g for shrimp but id prefer fish

 

[ellisb1]

Sweet, I love Rasboras. I will have to keep that in mind! i figure small tetras would be ok too. I am afraid of buying a 2 dollar shrimp then losing it because of a hungry fish.

 

[beglely]

yeah thats a pretty crappy feeling ellisb1. although i think your fine if the shrimp is as big as the tetra

 

[ellisb1]

Sorry, just a thought!

 

[beglely]

oh no i wasnt criticizing your idea or anything, i was just agreeing with you on how it sucks to lose a 2 dollar shrimp. The tetra comment was just speculation...i have no idea really--honestly the little guys might go pirhana style and maul the shrimp for all I know LOL. Im just assuming they would be good cause of the size similarities

 

[ellisb1]

Yeah, i know. I was just agreeing with you that it is a sad thought when you think about losing shrimp. yeah, i don't know about the tetras either. if anyone has any info on that, i would like to know. like cardinals, neons... small tetras like that.