THE FRESHWATER FIELD GUIDE
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Invert · beginner
Amano shrimp
Caridina multidentata
- Size
- 6.50 cm
- Temp
- 17.8–26.6°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.2
- From
- East Asia
Invert · intermediate
Amazon zebra shrimp
Euryrhynchus amazoniensis
- Size
- 8.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.2–28.0°C
- pH
- 4.3–7.5
- From
- Amazon Basin
Invert · beginner
Assassin snail
Anentome helena
- Size
- 5.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.2–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.7–8.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Australian Amano shrimp
Caridina typus
- Size
- 7.80 cm
- Temp
- 15.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- From
- Southeast Australia
Invert · intermediate
Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus
- Size
- 30.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.0–31.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea
Invert · beginner
Bamboo shrimp
Atyopsis moluccensis
- Size
- 10.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · intermediate
Bee shrimp
Caridina logemanni
- Size
- 5.00 cm
- Temp
- 15.0–26.0°C
- pH
- 5.0–7.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · intermediate
Bella snail
Paludomus loricatus
- Size
- 3.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.0–27.3°C
- pH
- 5.8–7.1
- From
- South Asia
Invert · intermediate
Black Sulawesi snail
Tylomelania patriarchalis
- Size
- 12.00 cm
- Temp
- 21.0–29.0°C
- pH
- 7.0–8.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Bladder snail
Physella acuta
- Size
- 3.00 cm
- Temp
- 15.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- Eastern North America
Invert · beginner
Blue-leg Poso shrimp
Caridina caerulea
- Size
- 3.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · intermediate
Blue moon crayfish
Cherax boesemani
- Size
- 15.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- New Guinea
Invert · beginner
Blue velvet shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
- Size
- 8.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · intermediate
Bumblebee shrimp
Caridina cf. breviata
- Size
- 7.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Cajun dwarf crayfish
Cambarellus shufeldtii
- Size
- 5.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–27.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.4
- From
- Southern United States
Invert · intermediate
Cardinal Sulawesi shrimp
Caridina dennerli
- Size
- 4.00 cm
- Temp
- 26.0–31.0°C
- pH
- 7.0–9.0
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Cherry shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
- Size
- 4.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–26.7°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Taiwan
Invert · beginner
Chinese mystery snail
Cipangopaludina chinensis
- Size
- 7.62 cm
- Temp
- 15.0–45.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- Southeast Asia and Eastern Russia
Invert · advanced
Crystal red shrimp
Caridina cantonensis
- Size
- 3.80 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–26.7°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- From
- China, Japan, Vietnam
Invert · beginner
Diadem nerite
Clithon diadema
- Size
- 3.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 7.0–8.5
- From
- East Coast
Invert · beginner
Dusky nerite
Neritina pulligera
- Size
- 4.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.3–29.4°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- Indo-Pacific
Invert · intermediate
Electric blue crayfish
Procambarus alleni
- Size
- 20.00 cm
- Temp
- 15.0–29.4°C
- pH
- 6.0–9.0
- From
- Southeastern United States
Invert · intermediate
Emerald crayfish
Cherax snowden
- Size
- 15.00 cm
- Temp
- 21.0–31.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- From
- Irian Jaya
Invert · intermediate
European nerite
Theodoxus fluviatilis
- Size
- 4.00 cm
- Temp
- 10.0–26.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- Western Asia