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Freshwater invertebrates
Shrimp and snails add life and help keep a tank tidy, as long as you pick the right tank mates.
10 of 10 species
Results
Amano Shrimp
Caridina multidentata
- Min tank
- 10 US gal
- Group
- 6+
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 64–82 °F
ShrimpEasy
Assassin Snail
Clea helena
- Min tank
- 5 US gal
- Group
- Single
- pH
- 7.2–8
- Temperature
- 70–80 °F
Hardness not published
SnailEasy
Bamboo Shrimp
Atyopsis moluccensis
- Min tank
- 20 US gal
- Group
- Single
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Temperature
- 71–82 °F
ShrimpIntermediate
Ghost Shrimp
Palaemon paludosus
- Min tank
- 10 US gal
- Group
- 3+
- pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- 65–82 °F
Hardness not published
ShrimpEasy
Malaysian Trumpet Snail
Melanoides tuberculata
- Min tank
- 5 US gal
- Group
- Single
- pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- 70–80 °F
Hardness not published
SnailAbsolute Beginner
Mystery Snail
Pomacea diffusa
- Min tank
- 10 US gal
- Group
- Single
- pH
- 7–8
- Temperature
- 70–80 °F
Hardness not published
SnailEasy
Nerite Snail
Neritina natalensis
- Min tank
- 5 US gal
- Group
- Single
- pH
- 7.5–8.5
- Temperature
- 72–82 °F
SnailEasy
Ramshorn Snail
Planorbella duryi
- Min tank
- 5 US gal
- Group
- Single
- pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- 72–82 °F
Hardness not published
SnailAbsolute Beginner
Red Cherry Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
- Min tank
- 5 US gal
- Group
- 6+
- pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- 59–86 °F
ShrimpEasy
Vampire Shrimp
Atya gabonensis
- Min tank
- 20 US gal
- Group
- Single
- pH
- 6.5–7.8
- Temperature
- 75–85 °F
Hardness not published
ShrimpIntermediate