galacticcookie
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Nov 28, 2015
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If the wood shrimp you're thinking of is the filter feeding shrimp that gets to be about 3 or so inches, five sounds like way too much for a 6 gallon tank. I've been doing some research on this same type of shrimp, however I'm planning on adding only a sigle one to my 20g long. Because they're filter feeders, they need a fast current and lots of space, it's recommended that they have a 15g or 20g space. If the current isn't strong enough, they won't be able to find food, and they'll starve.
Additionally, gouramis of any kind prefer stiller waters and would probably be really stressed in an environment suitable to the wood/bamboo shrimp or vice versa.
I don't really think those two species are compatible.
Okay, what about cherry shrimp? And I've decided upon getting the 12 gallon version of the tank.