Ghost Shrimp tank mates

Palaemonetes paludosus · Shrimp · 1.5" · Peaceful · needs 5+ gal, 65–82°F, pH 6.5–8 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (55)

Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Amano Shrimp (shrimp, 2")
Bamboo / Wood Shrimp (shrimp, 3.5")
Black Rose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Blue Dream Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Blue Velvet Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Carbon Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cherry Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Chocolate Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Flower Shrimp (shrimp, 2.5")
Green Jade Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Painted Fire Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Nose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Snowball Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Vampire Shrimp (shrimp, 6")
Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Assassin Snail (snail, 1")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")
Blue Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Colombian Ramshorn (snail, 2")
Gold Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Horned Nerite Snail (snail, 0.5")
Ivory Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Japanese Assassin Snail variant (snail, 1")
Japanese Trapdoor Snail (snail, 2")
Malaysian Trumpet Snail (snail, 1")
Mystery Snail (snail, 2")
Nerite Snail (snail, 1")
Olive Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Pagoda / Spiky Snail (snail, 1.5")
Pond Snail (snail, 2")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Ramshorn Snail (snail, 1")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Red Racer Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Spike-Topped Apple Snail (snail, 1.5")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Usually fine — light caution (30)

Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")
Variatus Platy (fish, 2.75")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")

Caution — only with care (30)

Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Typhoon Pleco (fish, 12")
Wild-Type Betta (fish, 2.5")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Mischling / Taiwan Bee (shrimp, 1")
Oolong Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Pinto Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Super Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Tangerine Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")

Avoid (39)

These will likely eat, be eaten by, or seriously stress Ghost Shrimp.

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Pom Pom Crab (crab, 1")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Brazos Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Dwarf Crayfish (CPO) (crayfish, 1.75")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Angelfish (fish, 6")
Black Molly (fish, 4")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Discus (fish, 8")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Molly (fish, 4")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
Thick-lipped Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Three Spot / Blue Gourami (fish, 5")
Tiger Barb (fish, 2.75")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")
Yucatan Molly (fish, 6")

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