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What do you guys think about a leopard tadpole in with shrimp? They are herbivores until they morph, but they're still frogs. I suspect they would eat anything organic they can get in their mouths. Anybody tried this?

Hi all, I successfully moved my 3 ft across melbourne with zero deaths. Its a planted tank ( Needle Leaf and normal Java Ferns, Java Moss, Bolbitis heudelotii, Stauogyne Repens, Hemianthus Micranthemoides, Blyxa japonica, sunset hygr) with medium level lighting, an internal filter, no heater and no CO2 injection. I have seven white clouds, and about 17 Red Cherry Shrimp, and I think its about time I get a third and final type of tank mate. Visually, my tank is black (kaito soil), green (plants) with the grey slately/granite looking rocks. You see the odd red flash of the shrimp, and of course the white clouds. Does anyone have suggestions regarding a fish or shrimp that will compliment the tank? I'd love neon tetras but they wont go well in a non-heated tank, and there are not many other small fish I would trust to not make a habit of eating the shrimp... so I reckon I will get another type of shrimp in there. I guess maybe another type of cherry? Also, I am quite new to the hobby and also seek to have the tank as low maintenance as possible. I will no doubt make mistakes as I go, so looking for something more hardy which will cope in the current conditions - I do not at this stage wish to add C)2 or a heater or need to overhaul my parameters. Is there a suckerfish type that will do well in a non-heated tank? I wanted some ottos to keep the algae low, but was told by the good folk at Subscape in RIchmond they are warm only!