Seed shrimp infestation

[Drewbacca]

I must have gotten some seed shrimp with some of my plants. At first I didn’t really mind them. They’re a sign of a healthy aquarium, and they do a great job cleaning up dead shrimp/snails. However, there are a ton of them now, and I’ve read there’s no good way to get rid of them without harming your shrimp. I know fish would eat them, but they would also eat baby shrimp. Anyone have any ideas about how to get rid of them without hurting my shrimp? I know a lot of people use Chili Rasboras in their shrimp tanks, but my shrimp colony is brand new and hasn’t started breeding yet. Anything but Otos will eat baby shrimp, and I don’t want to do anything to prevent babies if I can help it.

 

[Drewbacca]

One strike against Chili Rasboras is that my water is at a higher pH at 7.8 and pretty hard at 11-15 GH for my snails and shrimp. They like soft and acidic water.

 

[the loach]

Put a couple of white clouds or endlers in?

 

[Drewbacca]

I’ve had white clouds in a tank with shrimp before. They ate the smaller adults.

 

[the loach]

I breed my shrimp in a tank with white clouds. They don't even go after the tiny ones.

 

[Drewbacca]

I breed my shrimp in a tank with white clouds. They don't even go after the tiny ones.

Maybe I’ll do that once the colony is going a little better, but I’m not sure I want to try the white clouds before any shrimp have started breeding.