HRP and Cherry Shrimp?

[BellycrawlerJaws]

Okay, silly question that I think I know the answer to already, but wanted to know for sure before I ruled this option out... I have a 20 gallon long planted tank (picture below) with 1 3" male HRP and 9 pristella tetras. I was wondering if it was at all possible to have some cherry shrimp in the tank, or if the HRP would just seek them out and eat them. I feel like they could hide and live in the thick plants on the right side of the tank

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[aclockworkorange]

Tasty HRP snack. You might get a couple that survive a while by hiding.

 

[Gill Blue]

doesn't look like the plants are thick enough to keep him out. besides, the shrimp I've had like to spend a lot of their time crawling around on top of the plants. I managed to keep them for a while (about 2 years) in a 55, but eventually the boesemani got them all.

 

[Manzman]

100% tasty red morsels. He would find them in your tank quick.

 

[BellycrawlerJaws]

Okay, had a feeling anyways but wanted to double check

 

[ElectricBlueSeanBurch]

The tank looks good, but I agree. Expensive fish food!

 

[BellycrawlerJaws]

Yeah - my LFS wants $7.30 for 2 of them, and they came in small, so I don't want to risk it obviously. Just added a banana plant and an amazon sword to the tank for a little more coverage, as well as some micro brazilian swords. Should help but definitely still not enough cover