THE FRESHWATER FIELD GUIDE
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Invert · beginner
Ghost shrimp
Palaemonetes paludosus
- Size
- 5.08 cm
- Temp
- 18.0–29.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southern United States
Invert · intermediate
Giant ramshorn snail
Marisa cornuarietis
- Size
- 6.00 cm
- Temp
- 13.0–35.5°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- From
- Central America to Brazil
Invert · beginner
Giant tower cap snail
Brotia herculea
- Size
- 10.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southeast Asia, rivers of Thailand and Burma
Invert · beginner
Great pond snail
Lymnaea stagnalis
- Size
- 6.00 cm
- Temp
- 10.0–25.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- From
- Ponds rich in chalk and limestone
Invert · beginner
Great ramshorn snail
Planorbarius corneus
- Size
- 3.00 cm
- Temp
- 5.0–26.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southeast and Great Lakes regions
Invert · beginner
Green babaulti shrimp
Caridina cf. babaulti
- Size
- 4.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.3–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–7.8
- From
- South Asia
Invert · beginner
Green lace shrimp
Atyoida pilipes
- Size
- 8.00 cm
- Temp
- 21.0–27.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Hairy trumpet snail
Thiara cancellata
- Size
- 2.50 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 7.0–8.2
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · expert
Harlequin Sulawesi shrimp
Caridina woltereckae
- Size
- 3.00 cm
- Temp
- 26.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 7.5–9.0
- From
- Sulawesi
Invert · beginner
Horned armour snail
Brotia pagodula
- Size
- 6.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–31.1°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · intermediate
Horned nerite
Clithon corona
- Size
- 5.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Japanese trapdoor snail
Cipangopaludina japonica
- Size
- 10.00 cm
- Temp
- 10.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- East Asia
Invert · beginner
Least dwarf crayfish
Cambarellus diminutus
- Size
- 5.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–27.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- USA
Invert · beginner
Malawa shrimp
Caridina pareparensis
- Size
- 5.00 cm
- Temp
- 16.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Malaysian trumpet snail
Melanoides tuberculata
- Size
- 8.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Marbled crayfish
Procambarus virginalis
- Size
- 13.00 cm
- Temp
- 15.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southeastern United States
Invert · beginner
Marbled dwarf shrimp
Neocaridina palmata
- Size
- 4.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.0–29.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southeast Asia
Invert · beginner
Matano crab
Syntripsa matanensis
- Size
- 10.00 cm
- Temp
- 23.9–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Various
Invert · beginner
Mexican dwarf crayfish
Cambarellus patzcuarensis
- Size
- 5.10 cm
- Temp
- 15.6–25.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- From
- Mexico and the southern United States
Invert · intermediate
Miami cave crayfish
Procambarus milleri
- Size
- 10.00 cm
- Temp
- 18.0–25.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Southeastern United States
Invert · beginner
Mississippi grass shrimp
Palaemonetes kadiakensis
- Size
- 5.08 cm
- Temp
- 10.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- From
- Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Gulf Coast
Invert · beginner
Mystery snail
Pomacea diffusa
- Size
- 15.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–28.9°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.4
- From
- Amazon Basin
Invert · beginner
Ninja shrimp
Caridina serratirostris
- Size
- 3.00 cm
- Temp
- 20.0–30.0°C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- From
- Indo-west Pacific
Invert · beginner
Olive nerite snail
Vittina waigiensis
- Size
- 4.00 cm
- Temp
- 22.0–28.0°C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- From
- East Africa