Thanks for watching the video. yes, those Badis badis will hunt down and kill your juvenile shrimp. The rasboras should be ok as long as there's a lot of plant cover for the shrimp. I've kept cherries and endler s together with no problems. I also have blue dreams, I think they're prettier than red cherries.
Yes, the tank also needs food, light, and oxygen going in to supply all of the creatures that make up biofilm. The older and longer established a tank is the healthier its biofilm will be.
Sounds good. . . live plants such as Java moss and driftwood really helps too. Best of luck with your new setup.
It's mostly the baby shrimp that you have to worry about, and the platies are more of a concern than the CPDs. In a densely planted tank, with an established population of shrimp, you would have better success. It's better to first start with a healthy shrimp colony, and then add fish 2nd rather than the other way around. That being said, a dedicated shrimp tank is really the way to go. The shrimp tend to hide more when there are fish around, and their babies make a healthy snack for most fish !
