Dwarf Shrimp Compatibility Chart

This chart was designed as a quick reference for freshwater dwarf shrimp compatibility. This chart is intended to prevent dwarf shrimp hybridization. All these shrimp will live together with out causing deaths, but many will hybridize, and TheShrimpFarm.com highly advises against hybridizing shrimp. This is by no means a full list of dwarf shrimp, but represents the most popular shrimp in the hobby. The list will be updated from time to time with more species.

Common Name

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♦ = Full compatibility | ♦ = Compatibility with caution * | X = Not compatible
♦ = Ghost Shrimp may eat smaller or sick shrimp of all species, no risk of hybridization.

This is a list of common names used in the chart above correlated with their species name.

Common Name	Species Name
Amano Shrimp	Caridina multidentata
Bamboo Shrimp	Atyopsis moluccensis
Bee Shrimp	Caridina cf. cantonensis
Blue Pearl Shrimp	Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis
Bumble Bee Shrimp	Caridina sp.
Red Cherry Shrimp	Neocaridina heteropoda
Crystal Red Shrimp	Caridina cf. cantonensis
Ghost/American Glass Shrimp	Palaemonetes paludosus
Green Shrimp	Caridina sp.
Neocaridina heteropoda	Neocaridina heteropoda
Snowball Shrimp	Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis
Tiger Shrimp	Caridina Sp
Yellow Shrimp	Neocaridina heteropoda

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