Does the Zebra Loach eat Amano Shrimp?

Question

So I have two tanks, one is a ten gallon and one is a fifteen. In the ten gallon I have, among other things, a zebra loach. In the fifteen gallon, I have, among other things, four amano shrimp. The fifteen has a snail problem.

I suppose I could switch the shrimp and the loach back and fourth according to where snails pop up, but I would rather not stress them both out like that.

I heard from the fish store that the zebra loach would eat the amano shrimp. Is this likely? I would really like to add the zebra loach back into the fifteen and keep the shrimp there too...

Answer 1

My local pet store said the same thing. The more I read up on it, the more I found that a lot of people have the same problem losing any sort of shrimp to Zebra Loaches. You can try it, but I would just get a mesh divider so you can keep the in the same tank while you solve your snail problem. Good luck with that too, by the way!

Answer 2

they can usually coexist in the same tank but be cautious however if your fish recover quick from stress like mine it would be best to just switch them around