Aquarium shrimp

Shrimp add movement and cleanup to nano and community tanks, from cherry and Amano shrimp to marine cleaner shrimp. Each profile lists the tank size and water conditions a shrimp does best in.

40 species

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  Amano Shrimp

  Caridina multidentata

  2 in (5 cm)8 gal (30 L)59–81°F (15–27°C)

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  Bamboo Shrimp

  Atyopsis moluccensis

  3.9 in (10 cm)13 gal (50 L)72–84°F (22–29°C)
• Bee Shrimp

  Caridina cantonensis

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)66–79°F (19–26°C)
• Bloody Mary Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)

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  Blue / Purple Coral Banded Shrimp

  Stenopus tenuirostris

  1.6 in (4 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Blue Bolt Shrimp

  Caridina cantonensis

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)

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  Blue Dream Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)

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  Blue Velvet Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)59–84°F (15–29°C)

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  Camel / Dancing Shrimp

  Rhynchocinetes durbanensis

  2 in (5 cm)16 gal (60 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Cherry Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)59–84°F (15–29°C)
• Chocolate Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)

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  Coral Banded Shrimp

  Stenopus hispidus

  2.4 in (6 cm)30 gal (115 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
• Crystal Black Shrimp

  Caridina cantonensis

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)

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  Crystal Red Shrimp

  Caridina cantonensis

  1.6 in (4 cm)8 gal (30 L)66–79°F (19–26°C)

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  Fire Shrimp

  Lysmata debelius

  2.4 in (6 cm)20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Ghost Shrimp

  Palaemon paludosus

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–84°F (18–29°C)

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  Gold Coral Banded Shrimp

  Stenopus scutellatus

  1.6 in (4 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Green babaulti shrimp

  Caridina babaulti

  1.2 in (3 cm)10 gal (38 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
• Green Jade Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)59–84°F (15–29°C)

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  Harlequin Shrimp

  Hymenocera picta

  2 in (5 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)
• King Kong Shrimp

  Caridina cantonensis

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)

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  Marble Shrimp

  Saron marmoratus

  2 in (5 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Opae ula

  Halocaridina rubra

  0.6 in (1.5 cm)1 gal (4 L)68–82°F (20–28°C)

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  Orange Neocaridina

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)59–84°F (15–29°C)
• Panda Shrimp

  Caridina cantonensis

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)

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  Peacock Mantis Shrimp

  Odontodactylus scyllarus

  7.1 in (18 cm)20 gal (75 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Pederson's Cleaner Shrimp

  Ancylomenes pedersoni

  1.2 in (3 cm)11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Peppermint Shrimp

  Lysmata wurdemanni

  2 in (5 cm)11 gal (40 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
• Randall's Pistol Shrimp

  Alpheus randalli

  1.6 in (4 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Riceland prawn

  Macrobrachium lanchesteri

  2.4 in (6 cm)16 gal (60 L)75–86°F (24–30°C)

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  Rili Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.5 in (3.8 cm)5 gal (20 L)59–84°F (15–29°C)

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  Sexy Shrimp

  Thor amboinensis

  1.2 in (3 cm)5 gal (20 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

  Lysmata amboinensis

  2.4 in (6 cm)20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
• Snowball Shrimp

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)

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  Sulawesi Shrimp

  Caridina dennerli

  1 in (2.5 cm)5 gal (20 L)79–88°F (26–31°C)

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  Tiger Pistol Shrimp

  Alpheus bellulus

  2 in (5 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Tiger Shrimp

  Caridina mariae

  1.6 in (4 cm)7 gal (25 L)64–73°F (18–23°C)

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  Vampire Shrimp

  Atya gabonensis

  5.1 in (13 cm)20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  White-Spot Anemone Shrimp

  Periclimenes brevicarpalis

  1.6 in (4 cm)11 gal (40 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Yellow Neocaridina

  Neocaridina davidi

  1.6 in (4 cm)5 gal (20 L)59–84°F (15–29°C)