Whisker Shrimp
Macrobrachium lanchesteri compatibility profile. Plan freshwater shrimp and snail setups by troubleshooting community bioload and water parameter overlap.
Core facts & bioload scores
Typeshrimp
Adult size2.5"
Minimum tank20 gal
Temperamentsemi-aggressive opportunist
Group1+
- temperature72-82F
- pH6.5-8
- water hardnessGH 5-18 dGH | KH 2-10 dKH
- breedingvariable; not a dwarf shrimp colony choice
- plant safetysafe
- shrimp safetyunsafe
- community safetysemi-aggressive opportunist
- predator riskmedium
- cleanup rolecleanup grazer
Community setups & swim zone pressure
Success with Whisker Shrimp requires troubleshooting community setups for predatory risks. Because they occupy the bottom zone, ensure your filtration capacity is ready for their specific bioload score.
Compatibility caveats
- notesMacrobrachium shrimp may catch small tank mates; do not treat as ghost shrimp.
- caveatMacrobrachium shrimp may catch small tank mates; do not treat as ghost shrimp.
Compatible tank mates
- Bladder Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Malaysian Trumpet Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Nerite Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Ramshorn Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Pond Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Horned Nerite Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Zebra Nerite Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Red Racer Nerite Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Tiger Nerite Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->
- Mystery Snailgreencompatible | minimum 20 galCheck this pair in the planner ->