Non-fishy friends

[Marcotte]

I was wondering if there were any shrimp, snails or other interesting to watch non fish creatures I could add to my 55 gallon moderately planted tank. current inhabitants are:
1 Gold gourami
1 honey gold gourami
1 rainbow shark
2 sailfin mollies
4 cherry barbs
5 serpea tetras
4 corys
2 SAEs
6 otos
1 clown pleco
1 asian gold clam?
I don't want any try these but they might get eaten advice, I'd rather not have another crearures death on my concience.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

you might want to try some of the bigger shrimp like Bamboo Shrimp. the small shrimp like cherry shrimp might become snack. though if they had plenty of hiding spots they should be fine.

 

[Marcotte]

Would you be the one to purchase said cherry shrimp and hiding spots from? also, slightly off topic just got a 130 watt light for said tank was wondering if you had any interesting plants I could support that are not posted on your low light plant sale post, were I to make an order I would like to go bulk and get everything I need at once.

 

[Marcotte]

anyone esle have any ideas, plant safe snails maybe?

 

[msjinkzd]

you could either go with small common snails like ramshorns that offer color but reproduce readily or try something like an apple snail (pomacea bridgessi). both mg and I and several others have cherry shrimp for sale in the classifieds. I would think its likely they would become a snack in your tank, but it may be worth a try.

 

[Marcotte]

If its likely they'll become snacks not worth it. I don't want to send the poor creatures to their death. If it were only a chance, maybe. If it helps there is apperentlly a tiny little guppy fry that has survived for almost 2 weeks now without bieng bothered. Do you sell snails Jinkzd as well as shrimp? what about the little snails with the conical shells.

 

[msjinkzd]

I do sell snails, i have red ramshorns and apple snails. I don't have Malayasian trumpet snails (i think those might be the ones your are asking about). I also have pond snails, lol, not that its by choice.

 

[mellowvision]

amano shrimp are far larger than the dwarfs and would have an easier time surviving, but I defniately think it's worth a shot with any shrimp... I've seen them in plenty of similar community tanks. Bamboo shrimp are tricky... they are larger, but are pretty fragile and defensless, especially after a moult. I wouldn't call them a beginner shrimp.

go for it!