Red Nose Shrimp tank mates
Caridina gracilirostris
Red Nose Shrimp gets along with 85 species, needs care with 95, and should avoid 8.
Shrimp1.5" adultPeaceful20+ gallons73–82°FpH 7–8
85Compatible
95With care
8Avoid
Best tank mates (hand-picked)
The most reliable companions for Red Nose Shrimp — peaceful, and matched on water temperature and pH.
Assassin SnailPeaceful snail, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–8Bladder SnailPeaceful snail, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–8Blue Mystery SnailPeaceful snail, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–8Colombian RamshornPeaceful snail, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–8Endler's LivebearerPeaceful fish, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–8Ghost ShrimpPeaceful shrimp, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–8PlatyPeaceful fish, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–8Fancy Guppy (Female trio)Peaceful fish, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–7.8GuppyPeaceful fish, shares 73–82°F & pH 7–7.8
Stocking more than one fish?
Don’t check pairs one at a time. Add Red Nose Shrimp and every other fish you’re considering to the compatibility checker, and see how the whole community gets along at once — with tank-size and water-parameter conflicts flagged automatically.
Check my whole list →Best avoided (8 total)
A few to steer clear of — and exactly why:
Giant GouramiGiant Gourami is 16.0× the length of Red Nose Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.OscarOscar hunts shrimp and is 10.7× the length of Red Nose Shrimp — it will eat them.Blue Lobster CrayfishBlue Lobster Crayfish hunts shrimp and is 3.3× the length of Red Nose Shrimp — it will eat them.Electric Blue CrayfishElectric Blue Crayfish hunts shrimp and is 3.3× the length of Red Nose Shrimp — it will eat them.Marbled CrayfishMarbled Crayfish hunts shrimp and is 3.3× the length of Red Nose Shrimp — it will eat them.
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Design a tank with Red Nose Shrimp →The full compatibility list
Every species we checked against Red Nose Shrimp — tap to expand.
Compatible (85)
Albino CoryFish · 2.5"Amano ShrimpShrimp · 2"Assassin SnailSnail · 1"Bamboo / Wood ShrimpShrimp · 3.5"Bandit CoryFish · 2"Batik Nerite SnailSnail · 0.6"Black Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Black Rose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Black Skirt TetraFish · 2.5"Blackstripe CoryFish · 2.2"Bladder SnailSnail · 0.5"Blue Dream ShrimpShrimp · 1"Blue Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Blue Velvet ShrimpShrimp · 1"Bronze CoryFish · 2.75"Carbon Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Cardinal ShrimpShrimp · 0.8"Cherry BarbFish · 2"Cherry ShrimpShrimp · 1"Chocolate ShrimpShrimp · 1"Colombian RamshornSnail · 2"Dwarf Cory (Habrosus)Fish · 1"Dwarf Emerald RasboraFish · 1"Dwarf Emerald Rasbora (nanus)Fish · 0.7"Elegant CoryFish · 2"Emerald Dwarf RasboraFish · 0.9"Emerald Eye RasboraFish · 1.4"Endler's LivebearerFish · 1.2"False Julii CoryFish · 2"Fancy Guppy (Female trio)Fish · 2.4"Flower ShrimpShrimp · 2.5"Ghost ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Gold Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Green Jade ShrimpShrimp · 1"Green Tiger BarbFish · 2.75"GuppyFish · 2"Harlequin RasboraFish · 1.75"Hengel's RasboraFish · 1.2"Honey GouramiFish · 2"Horned Nerite SnailSnail · 0.5"Ivory Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Japanese Trapdoor SnailSnail · 2"Julii CoryFish · 2"Malaysian Trumpet SnailSnail · 1"Mystery SnailSnail · 2"Neon Green RasboraFish · 0.8"Nerite SnailSnail · 1"Olive Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Orange Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1"Otocinclus CatfishFish · 1.5"Pagoda / Spiky SnailSnail · 1.5"Painted Fire Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Panda CoryFish · 2"Pitbull PlecoFish · 2.5"PlatyFish · 2.5"Pom Pom CrabCrab · 1"Pond SnailSnail · 2"Pygmy CoryFish · 1"Rabbit SnailSnail · 3"Ramshorn SnailSnail · 1"Red Racer Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Red Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1"Saddled CoryFish · 1.8"Schwartz's CoryFish · 2.5"Skunk CoryFish · 2"Smudge Spot CoryFish · 2.25"Snowball ShrimpShrimp · 1"Sparkling GouramiFish · 1.5"Spike-Topped Apple SnailSnail · 1.5"Spiky NeriteSnail · 0.7"Sterbai CoryFish · 2.6"Sulawesi SnailSnail · 2"Thai Micro CrabCrab · 0.4"Thai Micro Pom Pom CrabCrab · 0.8"Threestripe CoryFish · 2.2"Tiger BarbFish · 2.75"Tracked Nerite SnailSnail · 0.8"Two-Saddled CoryFish · 2.5"Vampire ShrimpShrimp · 6"Variatus PlatyFish · 2.75"Venezuelan CoryFish · 2.5"Yellow Neocaridina ShrimpShrimp · 1"Zebra DanioFish · 2"Zebra Nerite SnailSnail · 1"Zebra OtocinclusFish · 1.5"
Keep only with care (95)
Adolfo's CoryFish · 2.25"Black Kuhli LoachFish · 3"Black Sail CoryFish · 2"Blue Phantom PlecoFish · 7"Blue Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Candy Striped PlecoFish · 4"Cardinal TetraFish · 2"Carnival / Polka Dot Freshwater CrabCrab · 1.5"Chili RasboraFish · 0.7"Clown PlecoFish · 3.5"Colombian Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"Common PlecoFish · 24"Ember TetraFish · 0.8"Emerald Cory (Brochis)Fish · 3"False Rummy Nose TetraFish · 2"Fiddler CrabCrab · 2"Fire RasboraFish · 1.6"Flash Pleco (L204)Fish · 20"German Blue RamFish · 2.5"Giant Sulawesi SnailSnail · 3"Gold Kuhli LoachFish · 3.5"King Tiger PlecoFish · 6"Kuhli LoachFish · 4"Lambchop RasboraFish · 1.25"Least RasboraFish · 0.8"Leopard Frog PlecoFish · 4.5"Longfin Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Orange Eye Blue Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Phoenix RasboraFish · 0.8"Purple Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Pygmy RasboraFish · 0.8"Red Devil Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Red-Line RasboraFish · 1.75"Royal PlecoFish · 17"Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose)Fish · 4.5"Rummynose TetraFish · 2"Slender RasboraFish · 1.5"Spotted Tail CoryFish · 2.2"Strawberry RasboraFish · 0.7"Tail Spot Pygmy CoryFish · 1"Thai Devil CrabCrab · 2"Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1"Typhoon PlecoFish · 12"White Glove ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"Altum AngelfishFish · 7"AngelfishFish · 6"Axelrod's RasboraFish · 0.6"Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)Fish · 2.5"Black King Kong ShrimpShrimp · 1"Black MollyFish · 4"Blue Bolt ShrimpShrimp · 1"Blue GouramiFish · 5"Bolivian RamFish · 3.5"Brazos Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Brilliant RasboraFish · 4"Cajun Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Chocolate GouramiFish · 2"Clown RasboraFish · 4"Croaking GouramiFish · 3"Crystal Red ShrimpShrimp · 1"Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)Crayfish · 1.75"Dwarf GouramiFish · 3.5"Green Neon TetraFish · 1"Koi AngelfishFish · 6"KribensisFish · 3.5"Licorice GouramiFish · 1.4"Mischling / Taiwan BeeShrimp · 1"MollyFish · 4"Moonlight GouramiFish · 6"Neon Blue RasboraFish · 0.8"Noble GouramiFish · 3"Oolong ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Opaline GouramiFish · 6"Panther CrabCrab · 3"Pearl GouramiFish · 4.5"Pinto ShrimpShrimp · 1"Red Claw CrabCrab · 2.5"Red Shadow Panda ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Sailfin MollyFish · 5"Scissortail RasboraFish · 3.5"Shadow Panda ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Siamese Algae EaterFish · 6"Siamese Algae EaterFish · 6"Super Crystal Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"SwordtailFish · 5.5"Tangerine Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1"Thai Freshwater CrabCrab · 2.5"Thick-lipped GouramiFish · 3.5"Wild-Type BettaFish · 2.5"Wine Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Yellow King Kong ShrimpShrimp · 1"Yucatan MollyFish · 6"