Choosing Cherry Shrimp Tank Mates
Good Cherry Shrimp tank mates share the same temperature and pH window, will not be eaten by (or eat) the Cherry Shrimp, and do not compete for the same swimming zone or feeding time. Each pair guide below scores those factors from 0 to 100 and gives the minimum tank size for keeping both species together.
Start with the highest-scoring pairs; anything under 45 is listed so you know what to avoid, not as a recommendation.
Care baseline
Bright red freshwater shrimp that are excellent algae cleaners. Very small — at risk from any fish large enough to eat them.
| Temperature | 65–80°F |
| pH | 6.5–8.0 |
| Adult size | 0.8 in |
| Minimum group | 10 |