Tank mates
Crystal Red Shrimp tank mates
Caridina cantonensis 'CRS'
The best tank mates for the Crystal Red Shrimp, matched on temperature, pH and temperament, with the reason each species fits.
By Mike ElmiraUpdated
TL;DR, Crystal Red Shrimp tank mates
The Crystal Red Shrimp does best around 20 to 24 °C and pH 5.8 to 6.8 with calm, small-mouthed tank mates that won't hunt it. The safe options from the catalogue come to 10 fish, 83 plants, 10 shrimp and 13 mosses, listed below with the reason each fits. Anything big or nippy is best kept out of a shrimp tank, especially while the colony is young.
Compatible fish
10 matches- Bronze CorydorasCorydoras aeneusTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Bristlenose PlecoAncistrus cf. cirrhosusTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Clown PlecoPanaqolus maccusTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Panda CorydorasCorydoras pandaTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Salt and Pepper CoryCorydoras habrosusTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Dwarf RasboraBoraras maculatusTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Marbled HatchetfishCarnegiella strigataTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Otocinclus (Common)Otocinclus vittatusTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Phoenix RasboraBoraras merahTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
- Reticulated Hillstream LoachSewellia lineolataTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓Shrimp-safe ✓
Compatible plants
Showing 12 of 83- Amazon FrogbitLimnobium laevigatumTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Anacharis (Elodea)Egeria densaTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Anubias BarteriAnubias barteri var. barteriTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Anubias Barteri 'Petite'Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite'Temp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Anubias Barteri NanaAnubias barteri var. nanaTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Anubias CoffeefoliaAnubias barteri 'Coffeefolia'Temp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Aponogeton CrispusAponogeton crispusTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Asian AmbuliaLimnophila sessilifloraTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Bacopa CarolinianaBacopa carolinianaTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Bacopa MonnieriBacopa monnieriTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Brazilian PennywortHydrocotyle leucocephalaTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Cryptocoryne WalkeriCryptocoryne walkeriTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
Compatible shrimp
10 matches- Black Rose ShrimpNeocaridina davidi 'Black Rose'Temp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Blue Dream ShrimpNeocaridina davidi 'Blue Dream'Temp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Green Jade ShrimpNeocaridina davidi 'Green Jade'Temp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Red Cherry ShrimpNeocaridina davidiTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Yellow NeocaridinaNeocaridina davidi 'Yellow'Temp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Amano ShrimpCaridina multidentataTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Bee Shrimp (wild)Caridina cantonensisTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Tiger ShrimpCaridina mariaeTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Vampire ShrimpAtya gabonensisTemp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
- Blue Bolt ShrimpCaridina cantonensis 'Blue Bolt'Temp ✓pH ✓dGH ✓
Compatible mosses
Showing 8 of 13- Java MossTaxiphyllum barbieriTemp ✓pH ✓
- Christmas MossVesicularia montagneiTemp ✓pH ✓
- Round PelliaMonosolenium tenerumTemp ✓pH ✓
- Singapore MossVesicularia dubyanaTemp ✓pH ✓
- Spiky MossTaxiphyllum sp. 'Spiky'Temp ✓pH ✓
- Stringy MossLeptodictyum ripariumTemp ✓pH ✓
- Süßwassertang / Mini PelliaLomariopsis lineataTemp ✓pH ✓
- Flame MossTaxiphyllum 'Flame'Temp ✓pH ✓
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers to the questions search engines and AI assistants surface most often about this species.
What can live with Crystal Red Shrimp?
Peaceful species that share its water. Good picks from the catalogue include Bronze Corydoras, Bristlenose Pleco and Clown Pleco, plus compatible plants, shrimp and mosses. The full list with reasons is above.
Will fish eat Crystal Red Shrimp?
Bigger or nippy fish will. Stick to the small, peaceful species in the list above, and even then give the colony plenty of moss and cover so shrimplets have somewhere to hide.
Can you keep Crystal Red Shrimp with other shrimp?
Yes, they're happy in a colony and alongside the shrimp listed above. If you add another shrimp of the same type in a different colour, the two can crossbreed and the colours muddy over generations, so pick one strain if you want it to breed true.