Wine Red Shrimp tank mates
Caridina cantonensis var.
Wine Red Shrimp gets along with 0 species, needs care with 172, and should avoid 16.
Shrimp1.2" adultPeaceful10+ gallons62–72°FpH 5.8–6.8
0Compatible
172With care
16Avoid
Best tank mates (hand-picked)
The most reliable companions for Wine Red Shrimp — peaceful, and matched on water temperature and pH.
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Check my whole list →Best avoided (16 total)
A few to steer clear of — and exactly why:
Giant GouramiGiant Gourami is 20.0× the length of Wine Red Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.OscarOscar hunts shrimp and is 13.3× the length of Wine Red Shrimp — it will eat them.Opaline GouramiOpaline Gourami is 5.0× the length of Wine Red Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.Siamese Algae EaterSiamese Algae Eater is 5.0× the length of Wine Red Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.Blue Lobster CrayfishBlue Lobster Crayfish hunts shrimp and is 4.2× the length of Wine Red Shrimp — it will eat them.
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Keep only with care (172)
Blue Dream ShrimpShrimp · 1"Blue Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Blue Velvet ShrimpShrimp · 1"Cherry ShrimpShrimp · 1"Green Jade ShrimpShrimp · 1"Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Orange Eye Blue Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Orange Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1"Panda CoryFish · 2"Pond SnailSnail · 2"Red Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1"Snowball ShrimpShrimp · 1"Tangerine Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1"Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1"Yellow Neocaridina ShrimpShrimp · 1"Adolfo's CoryFish · 2.25"Albino CoryFish · 2.5"Amano ShrimpShrimp · 2"Assassin SnailSnail · 1"Axelrod's RasboraFish · 0.6"Bamboo / Wood ShrimpShrimp · 3.5"Bandit CoryFish · 2"Batik Nerite SnailSnail · 0.6"Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)Fish · 2.5"Black King Kong ShrimpShrimp · 1"Black Kuhli LoachFish · 3"Black MollyFish · 4"Black Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Black Rose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Black Sail CoryFish · 2"Black Skirt TetraFish · 2.5"Blackstripe CoryFish · 2.2"Bladder SnailSnail · 0.5"Blue Bolt ShrimpShrimp · 1"Blue GouramiFish · 5"Blue Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Blue Phantom PlecoFish · 7"Bolivian RamFish · 3.5"Brazos Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Brilliant RasboraFish · 4"Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Bronze CoryFish · 2.75"Cajun Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Candy Striped PlecoFish · 4"Carbon Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Cardinal ShrimpShrimp · 0.8"Cardinal TetraFish · 2"Carnival / Polka Dot Freshwater CrabCrab · 1.5"Cherry BarbFish · 2"Chili RasboraFish · 0.7"Chocolate GouramiFish · 2"Chocolate ShrimpShrimp · 1"Clown PlecoFish · 3.5"Clown RasboraFish · 4"Colombian RamshornSnail · 2"Colombian Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"Common PlecoFish · 24"Croaking GouramiFish · 3"Crystal Red ShrimpShrimp · 1"Dwarf Cory (Habrosus)Fish · 1"Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)Crayfish · 1.75"Dwarf Emerald RasboraFish · 1"Dwarf Emerald Rasbora (nanus)Fish · 0.7"Dwarf GouramiFish · 3.5"Elegant CoryFish · 2"Ember TetraFish · 0.8"Emerald Cory (Brochis)Fish · 3"Emerald Dwarf RasboraFish · 0.9"Emerald Eye RasboraFish · 1.4"Endler's LivebearerFish · 1.2"False Julii CoryFish · 2"False Rummy Nose TetraFish · 2"Fancy Guppy (Female trio)Fish · 2.4"Fiddler CrabCrab · 2"Fire RasboraFish · 1.6"Flash Pleco (L204)Fish · 20"Flower ShrimpShrimp · 2.5"German Blue RamFish · 2.5"Ghost ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Giant Sulawesi SnailSnail · 3"Gold Kuhli LoachFish · 3.5"Gold Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Green Neon TetraFish · 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"King Tiger PlecoFish · 6"KribensisFish · 3.5"Kuhli LoachFish · 4"Lambchop RasboraFish · 1.25"Least RasboraFish · 0.8"Leopard Frog PlecoFish · 4.5"Licorice GouramiFish · 1.4"Longfin Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Malaysian Trumpet SnailSnail · 1"Mischling / Taiwan BeeShrimp · 1"MollyFish · 4"Mystery SnailSnail · 2"Neon Blue RasboraFish · 0.8"Neon Green RasboraFish · 0.8"Nerite SnailSnail · 1"Noble GouramiFish · 3"Olive Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Oolong ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Otocinclus CatfishFish · 1.5"Pagoda / Spiky SnailSnail · 1.5"Painted Fire Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Panther CrabCrab · 3"Pearl GouramiFish · 4.5"Phoenix RasboraFish · 0.8"Pinto ShrimpShrimp · 1"Pitbull PlecoFish · 2.5"PlatyFish · 2.5"Pom Pom CrabCrab · 1"Purple Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Pygmy CoryFish · 1"Pygmy RasboraFish · 0.8"Rabbit SnailSnail · 3"Ramshorn SnailSnail · 1"Red Claw CrabCrab · 2.5"Red Devil Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Red Nose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Red Racer Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Red Shadow Panda ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Red-Line RasboraFish · 1.75"Royal PlecoFish · 17"Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose)Fish · 4.5"Rummynose TetraFish · 2"Saddled CoryFish · 1.8"Sailfin MollyFish · 5"Schwartz's CoryFish · 2.5"Scissortail RasboraFish · 3.5"Shadow Panda ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Skunk CoryFish · 2"Slender RasboraFish · 1.5"Smudge Spot CoryFish · 2.25"Sparkling GouramiFish · 1.5"Spike-Topped Apple SnailSnail · 1.5"Spiky NeriteSnail · 0.7"Spotted Tail CoryFish · 2.2"Sterbai CoryFish · 2.6"Strawberry RasboraFish · 0.7"Sulawesi SnailSnail · 2"Super Crystal Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"
Avoid (16)
Altum AngelfishFish · 7"AngelfishFish · 6"Blue Lobster CrayfishCrayfish · 5"DiscusFish · 8"Electric Blue CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Giant GouramiFish · 24"Gold GouramiFish · 6"Kissing GouramiFish · 12"Koi AngelfishFish · 6"Marbled CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Moonlight GouramiFish · 6"Opaline GouramiFish · 6"OscarFish · 16"Siamese Algae EaterFish · 6"Siamese Algae EaterFish · 6"Yucatan MollyFish · 6"