What Invertebrates Play Well With Others?

[Fishcat]

I’ve found my ghost shrimp and snails so entertaining that I kind of don’t want to have a tank without invertebrates again.
What invertebrates are generally considered to get along with other invertebrates, and which with fish (given the appropriate tank mates, of course)? So far my list of possibles includes:
Ghost shrimp (have them, love them)
Cherry shrimp (will be getting them for another tank)
BabaultI shrimp (want but $$$)
Amano shrimp or similar
Snails (have mysteries, ramshorns, nerites, MTS, and the ubiquitous bladder and pond. Would like rabbit snails but no room now)
ThaI micro crabs (but they look a little too much like ticks)
What else makes your innocuous/peaceful list? I give preference to creatures that are willing to breed in my tanks, though preferably not overrun them.

 

[DaFishNerd]

Shrimp and snails are very good choices for a peaceful tank and get along with pretty much anything that won't eat or attack the invertebrate. The only inverts I can think of off the top of my head that would be a problem is a very small number of large predatory shrimp like the viper shrimp and lobsters.

 

[Feohw]

I'd look into bamboo and vampire shrimp. They're the gentle giants of shrimp. Really cool to look at. I believe the dwarf Mexican crayfish is kept with invertebrates, though I haven't looked into them too much so I'm not entirely sure. I have heard they are really cute, they apparently run up to the glass waving their claws at you to try and scare you away.

I had cherries, black bee shrimp, amano shrimp, zebra and batman nerites in a tank together. Then yellow neocaridina, red bee shrimp and amano shrimp in another tank. They were all fine but the amano shrimp can be little bullies when there's food. I'd also really like some rabbit snails.

Out of the ones that I have had, amano shrimp, vampires and snails would get on with most (reasonable) fish. Bamboo would also do well but I've never had them. I believe some people keep the dwarf crayfish with fish as well, though I've heard mixed reports about that.

 

[Feohw]

Shrimp and snails are very good choices for a peaceful tank and get along with pretty much anything that won't eat or attack the invertebrate. The only inverts I can think of off the top of my head that would be a problem is a very small number of large predatory shrimp like the viper shrimp and lobsters.

Viper shrimp (otherwise known as vampire shrimp) are incredibly peaceful. They are filter feeders so they don't actually eat large particles.
https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/new-vampire-shrimp.398282/#post-4073959
This is my thread from yesterday. richie.p has some photos on there of small shrimp crawling on top of vampires.

 

[Fishcat]

I do love the look of vampire shrimp. How big a tank do they need?

 

[richiep]

they're all up for a ride today these are amazing

 

[Feohw]

I do love the look of vampire shrimp. How big a tank do they need?

Well they can get up to 6 inches, so I'd say at least 20g. If the tank isn't mature, you would have to feed them pellets and flakes that have been ground into powder out of a pipette. Or just a powdered food that is made for filter feeders.

 

[Feohw]

they're all up for a ride today these are amazingView attachment 539958

These pictures just keep getting better and better!! It's like he's their guardian.

 

[richiep]

Just before that picture I was sitting in front of the tank and the other vampire half his size came bolting out of his hole and attacked big blue, this was a full blown assault on him you could see him trying to push the points of his front leg into him, they have been sharing the hole together

 

[Feohw]

Just before that picture I was sitting in front of the tank and the other vampire half his size came bolting out of his hole and attacked big blue, this was a full blown assault on him you could see him trying to push the points of his front leg into him, they have been sharing the hole together

That's crazy! I've heard some people mention something like that, but is that uncommon? I've mainly just heard that they are incredibly peaceful with fish and any other dwarf shrimp. Are the males territorial or something? I read that one persons male was "punching" an egg bearing female when she wouldn't let him in their cave. I was originally hoping to get the other two in the shop but they were reserved.

 

[richiep]

I think it's very uncommon I've always kept two or three together and have never witnessed anything before and probably it's a one off but it did happen, the other as not come out for a while now she just feeds from the entrance