Would my shrimp become dinner?

[bud29]

HI all! In my 30 gallon I am planning on putting in:
8 Emperor Tetras
2 Bolivian Rams
1 Dwarf Gourami
1 Angelfish
1 BN pleco

I would absolutely love to put in some shrimp. Specifically rcs, but I think my planned stock would eat them. What do you think? I am mainly worried about the rams, gourami, and especially the angel. Should I start out with the cheap ghost shrimp and then if they don't get munched on get some of the more expensive kind?

 

[Samzter]

I think your red cherries may get eaten. By e angelfish and the rams.

 

[jetajockey]

Those three will definitely go after any shrimp you put in.

 

[blert]

I would say it is very likely. I toss a dozen or so Ghost shrimp in for my BGK every so often and my Angel gobbles them up also.

 

[bud29]

Alright, I won't get shrimp. Too bad, I really like them.

 

[LyndaB]

RCS are amazing shrimp. Don't forget that you don't need a large tank for a colony of them. You could easily maintain a small tank, say 5 gallons, for them.

 

[bud29]

Yep, I am making plans to get a 10 gallon with rcs and endlers.

 

[Autumnsky]

What about Amano Shrimp? Would they be eaten?

 

[Samzter]

If you get them at a good size then I would say no, they wouldn't get eaten.

 

[LyndaB]

Yep, I am making plans to get a 10 gallon with rcs and endlers.

If you do this, make sure the tank is densely planted. I just had to pull all my endlers out of my RCS tank, because they were picking them off at a very fast rate!

 

[bud29]

Wow.....Good to know......I was planning on heavily planting the tank anyway but I didn't know that endlers could eat the shrimp