Endlers and Shrimp Good tank mates?

[Ian1357]

Like the title says Do they make good neighbors?
If they do what shrimp do yo recommend?
Cheers
Ian

 

[Coursair]

Endlers are safe with adults AFAIK
Any fish except Otos will eat newly hatched if they fit in their mouth.


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[Nils]

I think so yes, they are good tank mates. As said above they will eat the shrimplets. Since endlers aren't necessarily hunting fish they won't go out of their way to look for the baby shrimp but if they come across one then they will most likely eat it.

 

[PJFISH]

I kept a large colony of Endler's with several colony attempts at RCS. The larger shrimp would be okay for a while but then eventually die off in a few days or weeks. They definitely ate any shrimpletts within hours of seeing them. Now that I've moved the Endler's and only have shrimp in the tank, they're thriving and breeding like crazy. Currently have 3-4 very berried females IMO, the Endler's may stress out the shrimp and may want to get a nibble!


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[Laeris]

If the tank is heavily planted (think veritable impassible jungle), the shrimp will do fine. Else, fuggedaboudit.

 

[PJFISH]

If the tank is heavily planted (think veritable impassible jungle), the shrimp will do fine. Else, fuggedaboudit.

+1 on that


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[Ian1357]

It is planted but not quite the impenetrable jungle yet.

 

[Oto]

I would avoid ghost shrimp. When I had some, they started eating my endlers. I think I may have gotten macros instead.

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[ESeck]

I keep endlers and shrim together in a 10 gal. With a sponge filter. The shrimp colony is growing but probably not as fast as it would without the endlers. Give the shrimp plenty of hiding spaces and enough of the shrimpletts will survive to grow the colony.

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