Just curious.... I have 5 zebra danios and 5 neon tetras in my 10 gallon tank.

Would shrimp of some kind be able to live in there also? (If I did get shrimp, they would either be ghost shrimp or cherry shrimp.)

How do shrimp like to be grouped? Any other interesting/important care info?

Some shrimp should be able to live there too. Shrimp can actually help keep the parameters in check by eating the uneaten food in the tank that the bigger fish miss. Cherry shrimp will live in groups of 5 or more, shouldn't matter what the ratio of male to female is. However, if you have both sexes they will breed, and most likely some shrimplets will survive. I started with 8 of them in a livebearer tank with loaches too. Now I have well over 100. If you get ghost shrimp you have to check if they are the freshwater or brackish water variety.

The shrimp like to have plants in the tank that they can nibble algae bits off of. They also enjoy having some plants that reach the top so they can anchor themselves and feed off the water's surface. Shrimp can be more sensitive to the water parameters, and often will be the first to die if the nitrates start getting high. Treatments meant to kill snails or fish parasites will most likely kill shrimp too. Other than that, they like a varied diet, with both meat and vegetables. Most tropical foods are a good staple for them.

You could have just about any shrimp. They don't add much of a bioload so you are fine there. They appreciate live plants but some fake such as the ones I have pictures of, will work.

i have just one ghost shrimp [he cost a whopping 26 cents] and he's the most entertaining creature i have. he was about a forth of an inch when i bought him two months ago and now's about an inch. massive i know. lol.

you can have just one, but they're more shy at first, whereas if they have buddies they'll be more outgoing, but i've heard that they can't raise their babies in freshwater, only in brackish.

which bursts my bubble as i was hoping for little baby shrimpies when i got mine a girlyfriend.

i don't know anything about cherry shrimp, though, but i'm sure they'd be just as fun lol.

Petperson04- Don't get ghost shrimp. Ghost shrimp become very aggressive and territorial in small tanks. They actually managed to kill quite a few of my fish before I realized it was them. I recommend keeping them in a ghost shrimp only tank. If you want shrimp, go for amanos. They are extremely docile but can be costly at $3-$5 a piece.

If you have a spare tank, then ghost shrimp are great but otherwise pass them up.

xemptybrkneyesx- There are different species of ghost shrimp. Most of the ones sold in pet stores can breed in fresh water. My colony constantly had babies. I think I started with 30 and ended with somewhere around 70 adult specimens and countless babies. If you are looking into breeding, you are actually going to want to set up a colony of at least 10.

yeah i'd listen to Sushi, petperson.

i understand about the colony thing, but i like the thought of just have a couple, even if they don't breed they can keep each other company.

also, i read that there are different species sold under the same name, different kinds of ghost shrimp have different temperments. they also get different sizes.
the kind i have only grow to an inch and a half, way too small to seriously my humongous platies.

plus, mine are really docile, letting my fish be, eating when they've finished their food. maybe that's only because i have one? i'm not sure. or it could possibly be just the type that i have.

I personally have had no trouble with ghost shrimp and never would have though they could do but but hey, were always learning!! Thats very interesting!!

Very interesting, indeed!

Okey dokey, sounds like ghost shrimp are out. I won't be having anything that disturbs my harmonious and delightful-at-last aquarium.

That could be fun, a shrimp-only tank, but if I ever get another tank, and my 10-gallon is freed up, I'm getting guppies.

guppies are gorgeous fish, plus babies are almost guaranteed, and ah they're just so adorable. lol

yeah if i were you i wouldn't chance ghosties either, just in case you happen to get a bad one.

In small numbers they are more fearful, its why they generally won't breed and why they won't attack other fish. In a larger colony they are more comfortable and actually work together. Lets see, I believe they killed 3 bettas and a black molly before I tore the tank down.Even though they became little monsters, they were still a joy to have. I had 6 ghosties last night but 5 actually jumped out of the holding cup while I was washing some rocks from their tank. I was so mad and just about tore the sink loose to save them.

I wouldn't limit yourself to just ghosties. There really are some amazing shrimp out there. My favorite are tigers and yellows but they are hard to find in the US unless you want to pay nearly $10-15 a shrimp. I plan on setting up a much smaller shrimp tank, my ghosties had a whole 20 long, just for a few but right now all my extra money is going towards rescuing a savannah monitor at the LPS.