American Flag Fish and Cherry Shrimp

[Amy_Payne]

The Jordanella floridae--are they compatible with cherry shrimp? I considered them just algae eaters (and darned good ones at that) but are they opportunistic omnivores?

[Judi]

Most fish will eat anything that fits in their mouths, so I'm sure the Flag Fish would eat baby shrimp. I don't know whether they'd eat or harass the adult cherries, though.

[Jeff120]

They are pretty nasty fish, Id be willing to bet they will eat your shrimp.

But in a heavy planted tank with thick ground cover, cherry are able to reproduce fast enough to avoid extinction! But they still get eaten

[Sonny Disposition]

I'm thinking you're red cherry shrimp wouldn't last too long with them.

[jcali10]

I put my new female flagfish in my 20, and she is going after the ender fry, but they seem to be doing a good job avoiding her.

I can't comment on shrimp, all mine were eaten a while ago and I didn't have any flagfish then so it was most likely my school of lemon tetras, or praecox rainbows. They are pretty agressive feeders.

[chris_todd]

Well, at least one shrimp survived, LOL. There's a thick mass of Java moss in that tank, so there may be others hiding in there. Chalk this up as another newbie mistake!