Shrimp Tank Mate Compatibility Checker
Thinking of adding a fish or snail to your shrimp tank? Pick it below for an instant verdict on whether it is safe with cherry and other dwarf shrimp, including their babies.
Shrimp + Betta · community tank
Risky
Personality-dependent. Strong prey drive and sharp eyesight mean many bettas hunt shrimplets and eventually smaller adults. Some individuals ignore an established colony, but it is a gamble. Breeders lean avoid.
This one changes with your goal: Risky for adults in a community tank, Avoid if you want the colony to breed.
What fish can live with shrimp?
The safest tankmates for shrimp are small, peaceful, bottom-dwelling fish like corydoras and otocinclus, plus snails like nerites and mystery snails. Most other fish, even peaceful ones, will eat baby shrimp, which keeps your colony from growing. Truly predatory fish like cichlids, angelfish, and goldfish will eat adult shrimp too and should be avoided. For the full breakdown, see our best tank mates guide.
Verdicts are cross-checked against Aquarium Co-Op, The Shrimp Farm, Aquariadise, and shrimp-breeding references. Where sources disagree, it is usually the community-vs-breeding split the toggle above captures: adult shrimp survive with many fish, but those same fish eat shrimplets.