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this is going to be a challenge for all, even the gurus, just because I dont remember alot about the fish

I believe it was a rasbora, but the the fish was opaque, you could see through it... it was only 1-11/4 inches at most... and very slender... maybe 1/16 - 1/4 inch tall at most... it was shcooling and the common name was something along the lines of slender rasborra but I dont think that was it... if you have any Ideas, please put them up here as I would like to research it to see if finally there is a fish appropriate out there to be kept with freshwater shrimp( I have babies to think about )

thanks guys... and gals! I cant wait to hear from yall

Remember any of the colors?

I looked up slender rasbora on Fishbase, but that doesn't sound like your guy.

I figured out its called a danionella... one of the smallest species on the planet... it took a long time searching but its worth it

I think this is the fish I want... problem is the store wants 6 bucks apeice and I need a minimum of 15 for my tank (40) gallon

If you are looking for some other very small fish, you can find suggestions on this site:
http://www.minifische.de/char.html
It is in German, but on top of the page you can se all the fish families available on the site, and for each species you have a picture and the maximum size.
I would say to look for fish that is 3 cm. or even smaller.
You can make a list and see what is available in the shops in your area.

thanks, I will check it out... franks had a pretty good selection of things... im really looking for a max of 2cm (less than an inch) just because some of my shrimp go through a larval stage, and I want to make it safe for those too breed as well. this is really an experiment of compatability... im curious to see what will happen but I dont have my hopes up... the larval shrimp are very small

Paedocypris progenetica might do well, but shrimp dont like a PH of 3 I think