Tank mates for crystal red shrimp
We checked crystal red shrimp against all 149 other species in our database for water temperature, pH, size, fin nipping, predation and aggression.
Good tank mates for crystal red shrimp include cherry shrimp, neon tetra, panda corydoras, bristlenose pleco, bronze corydoras and zebra danio. Avoid angelfish, betta fish and common goldfish: angelfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
Crystal red shrimp: 20–24°C (68–75°F), pH 6–6.8, adult size 3 cm (1.2 in), minimum tank 10 gallons (38 L). Full crystal red shrimp care guide.
Good Compatible tank mates (32)
Shared water conditions and no known conflict. Still add fish slowly and watch them.
Bristlenose pleco
12 cm (4.7 in) · 20+ gal
Bronze corydoras
7 cm (2.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Bronze corydoras will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Cherry shrimp
3 cm (1.2 in) · 5+ gal · groups of 10+
Neon tetra
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Neon tetra will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Panda corydoras
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+
Panda corydoras will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Zebra danio
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Zebra danio will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
African dwarf frog
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+
African dwarf frog will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Amano shrimp
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+
Celestial pearl danio
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 8+
Celestial pearl danio will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Chili rasbora
2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+
Chili rasbora will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Harlequin rasbora
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Harlequin rasbora will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Hillstream loach
6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 3+
Julii corydoras
5.5 cm (2.2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Julii corydoras will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Malaysian trumpet snail
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal
Otocinclus
4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Peppered corydoras
6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Peppered corydoras will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Pygmy corydoras
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+
Pygmy corydoras will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Bloodfin tetra
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Bloodfin tetra will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Clown killifish
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 6+
Clown killifish will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Emerald green corydoras
8 cm (3.1 in) · 55+ gal · groups of 6+
Emerald green corydoras will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Kubotai rasbora
2 cm (0.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 10+
Kubotai rasbora will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Panda garra
8.5 cm (3.3 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 3+
Panda garra will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Peacock gudgeon
6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 2+
Peacock gudgeon will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Penguin tetra
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Penguin tetra will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Rosy loach
2.5 cm (1 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Rosy loach will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Rubber lip pleco
14 cm (5.5 in) · 29+ gal
Scarlet badis
2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal
Scarlet badis will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Thai micro crab
1 cm (0.4 in) · 5+ gal · groups of 5+
Thai micro crab will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Checkerboard barb
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Checkerboard barb will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Flame tetra
3 cm (1.2 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Flame tetra will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Glowlight danio
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Glowlight danio will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Pearl danio
6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Pearl danio will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Caution Possible, with care (39)
These can work in the right setup, but there is a real risk. Read the reason first.
- Common pleco · 150+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Guppy · 10+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Nerite snail · 5+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Assassin snail · 5+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Cardinal tetra · 15+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Cherry barb · 15+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Ember tetra · 10+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Ghost shrimp · 10+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Glowlight tetra · 15+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Honey gourami · 10+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Kuhli loach · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Mystery snail · 10+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7.2–8).
- Platy · 15+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Ramshorn snail · 5+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Rummy-nose tetra · 29+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Sterbai corydoras · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- White cloud mountain minnow · 15+ gal
- One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
- X-ray tetra · 15+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Bamboo shrimp · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Black neon tetra · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Clown pleco · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Diamond tetra · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Emperor tetra · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Endler's livebearer · 10+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8.5).
- Forktail blue-eye · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Glass catfish · 29+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Head and tail light tetra · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Lambchop rasbora · 15+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Lemon tetra · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Marbled hatchetfish · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Rosy tetra · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Sparkling gourami · 10+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Threadfin rainbowfish · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Vampire shrimp · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Dwarf rasbora · 10+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Green neon tetra · 10+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
- Least killifish · 10+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
- Silvertip tetra · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 23–24°C).
- Variatus platy · 15+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6–6.8 vs 7–8).
Avoid Bad tank mates (78)
- Angelfish: Angelfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Betta fish: Betta fish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Common goldfish: Common goldfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Dwarf gourami: Dwarf gourami eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Fancy goldfish: Fancy goldfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Oscar: Oscar eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Tiger barb: Tiger barb eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Bala shark: Bala shark eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Black skirt tetra: Black skirt tetra eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Blood parrot cichlid: Blood parrot cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Boesemani rainbowfish: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), boesemani rainbowfish 26–29°C (79–84°F). Boesemani rainbowfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Chinese algae eater: Chinese algae eater eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Clown loach: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), clown loach 25–30°C (77–86°F). Clown loach eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Convict cichlid: Convict cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Denison barb: Denison barb eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Discus: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), discus 28–30°C (82–86°F). Discus eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Dojo loach: Dojo loach eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish: Dwarf neon rainbowfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Electric blue acara: Electric blue acara eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Electric yellow cichlid: They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 7.5–8.5. Electric yellow cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Firemouth cichlid: Firemouth cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- German blue ram: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), german blue ram 27–30°C (81–86°F). German blue ram eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Jack Dempsey: Jack Dempsey eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Kribensis: Kribensis eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Molly: They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 7.5–8.5. Molly eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Pea puffer: Pea puffer eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Peacock cichlid: They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 7.5–8.5. Peacock cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Pearl gourami: Pearl gourami eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Pictus catfish: Pictus catfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Rainbow shark: Rainbow shark eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Red zebra cichlid: They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 7.5–8.5. Red zebra cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Red-tail shark: Red-tail shark eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Rosy barb: Rosy barb eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Senegal bichir: Senegal bichir eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Siamese algae eater: Siamese algae eater eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Silver dollar: Silver dollar eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Three spot gourami: Three spot gourami eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Yoyo loach: Yoyo loach eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- African butterfly fish: African butterfly fish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Agassiz's dwarf cichlid: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), agassiz's dwarf cichlid 25–29°C (77–84°F). Agassiz's dwarf cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Black ghost knifefish: Black ghost knifefish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Black phantom tetra: Black phantom tetra eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Bleeding heart tetra: Bleeding heart tetra eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Bolivian ram: Bolivian ram eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Buenos Aires tetra: Buenos Aires tetra eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Bumblebee catfish: Bumblebee catfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Cockatoo cichlid: Cockatoo cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Congo tetra: Congo tetra eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Demasoni cichlid: They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 7.5–8.5. Demasoni cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Dwarf chain loach: Dwarf chain loach eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Dwarf orange crayfish: Dwarf orange crayfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Frontosa: They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 8–9. Frontosa eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Gardneri killifish: Gardneri killifish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Giant danio: Giant danio eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Gold barb: Gold barb eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Golden wonder killifish: Golden wonder killifish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Green terror: Green terror eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Jewel cichlid: Jewel cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Kissing gourami: Kissing gourami eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Odessa barb: Odessa barb eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Paradise fish: Paradise fish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Rabbit snail: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), rabbit snail 25–29°C (77–84°F). They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 7.5–8.5.
- Red rainbowfish: Red rainbowfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Ropefish: Ropefish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Scissortail rasbora: Scissortail rasbora eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Serpae tetra: Serpae tetra eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Severum: Severum eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Shell dweller cichlid: They need very different water: pH 6–6.8 vs 7.5–9.
- Swordtail: Swordtail eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Tinfoil barb: Tinfoil barb eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Turquoise rainbowfish: Turquoise rainbowfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Upside-down catfish: Upside-down catfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Zebra loach: Zebra loach eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Zebra pleco: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), zebra pleco 26–30°C (79–86°F).
- Black ruby barb: Black ruby barb eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Keyhole cichlid: Keyhole cichlid eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Moonlight gourami: They need different temperatures: Crystal red shrimp 20–24°C (68–75°F), moonlight gourami 25–29°C (77–84°F). Moonlight gourami eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
- Thick-lipped gourami: Thick-lipped gourami eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp.
Frequently asked questions
What fish can live with crystal red shrimp?
Good tank mates for crystal red shrimp include cherry shrimp, neon tetra, panda corydoras, bristlenose pleco, bronze corydoras and zebra danio. They need similar water and won't fight with or eat crystal red shrimp.
Can crystal red shrimp live with angelfish?
No. Angelfish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp. Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
Can crystal red shrimp live with bettas?
No. Betta fish eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp. Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
Can crystal red shrimp live with bristlenose plecos?
Yes. They share similar water needs (22–24°C (72–75°F)) and peaceful temperaments.
Can crystal red shrimp live with bronze corydoras?
Yes. They share similar water needs (21–24°C (70–75°F)) and peaceful temperaments.
How we decide: we compare each pair's comfortable temperature, pH and hardness ranges, adult sizes, mouth size (who can eat whom), fin nipping, aggression and territory. Read the full method. Data last reviewed 2026-10-13.