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Often shrimp-tolerant (heuristic, conservative)

80 species pass a conservative screen: peaceful, no predatory flag, no fin-nipper flag. Shrimp still need cover and a mature system.

This list is the intersection of four flags: peaceful temperament, no predatory marker, no fin-nipper marker, and an adult size small enough to make adult cherry shrimp an unappetising mouthful. None of that is the same as shrimp-safe. Every fish here will still pick off shrimplets in a sparse layout, and most will go for a moulting adult that drifts into open water. Mature the tank, plant it heavily, and add the shrimp first.

Order of stocking decides more than species selection on a shrimp tank. Mature the system for four to six weeks. Plant it heavily, especially with moss and floaters. Add the shrimp colony first and give them two months to establish before adding any fish from this list, and then add fish in smaller numbers than you would in a fish-first tank. Even tolerant species will pick off shrimplets in a tank where the shrimp have no head start.

Every row is a real profile in the live library; filters are field-driven, not hand-curated blurbs.

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