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.