Can Fire Rasbora live with Oolong Shrimp?
Caution — with care
Why
- Almost no shared temperature: Fire Rasbora wants 72–79°F and Oolong Shrimp wants 62–72°F, so only 72°F suits both — too fine a margin to actually hold.
- Adult Oolong Shrimp are safe with Fire Rasbora, but it will take newly hatched shrimplets. Give the colony a thick mat of moss and let it reach 30-50 adults before adding fish, and it will still grow — just slower.
- Fire Rasbora will eat Oolong Shrimp shrimplets. The colony still grows if there is moss or another dense hiding place for the babies.
- Only a narrow water hardness overlap — keep both around 4–4 dGH.
Sweet spot: both do well at 72–72°F and pH 5.8–6.8 — aim there.
Side-by-side
| Fire Rasbora | Oolong Shrimp | |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 72–79°F | 62–72°F |
| pH | 5.5–7 | 5.8–6.8 |
| Hardness (GH) | 4–8 dGH | 0–4 dGH |
| Adult size | 1.6" | 1.2" |
| Temperament | Peaceful | Peaceful |
| Min tank | 15 gal | 10 gal |
Together, plan on at least 15 gallons.
How to make it work
- Keep a large, established shrimp colony in a heavily planted tank with moss and cover so enough survive to breed.
- Target the overlapping water-parameter range and acclimate slowly.
Sort it with: An adjustable heater · GH remineraliser
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