Tank mates for amano shrimp
We checked amano shrimp against all 149 other species in our database for water temperature, pH, size, fin nipping, predation and aggression.
Good tank mates for amano shrimp include cherry shrimp, nerite snail, guppy, neon tetra, panda corydoras and bristlenose pleco. Avoid discus and pea puffer: they need different temperatures: Amano shrimp 20–27°C (68–81°F), discus 28–30°C (82–86°F).
Amano shrimp: 20–27°C (68–81°F), pH 6.5–7.8, adult size 4.5 cm (1.8 in), minimum tank 10 gallons (38 L). Full amano shrimp care guide.
Good Compatible tank mates (72)
Shared water conditions and no known conflict. Still add fish slowly and watch them.
Bristlenose pleco
12 cm (4.7 in) · 20+ gal
Bronze corydoras
7 cm (2.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Bronze corydoras will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Cherry shrimp
3 cm (1.2 in) · 5+ gal · groups of 10+
Common pleco
40 cm (15.7 in) · 150+ gal
Common pleco will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Guppy
5 cm (2 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+
Guppy will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Neon tetra
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Neon tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Nerite snail
2.5 cm (1 in) · 5+ gal
Panda corydoras
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+
Panda corydoras will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Zebra danio
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Zebra danio will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
African dwarf frog
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+
African dwarf frog will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Assassin snail
2.5 cm (1 in) · 5+ gal
Assassin snail will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Cardinal tetra
4 cm (1.6 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Cardinal tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Celestial pearl danio
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 8+
Celestial pearl danio will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Cherry barb
5 cm (2 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+
Cherry barb will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Chili rasbora
2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+
Chili rasbora will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Ember tetra
2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 8+
Ember tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Ghost shrimp
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+
Ghost shrimp will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Glowlight tetra
4 cm (1.6 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+
Glowlight tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Harlequin rasbora
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Harlequin rasbora will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Hillstream loach
6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 3+
Honey gourami
5 cm (2 in) · 10+ gal
Honey gourami will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Julii corydoras
5.5 cm (2.2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Julii corydoras will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Kuhli loach
9 cm (3.5 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Kuhli loach will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Malaysian trumpet snail
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal
Mystery snail
5 cm (2 in) · 10+ gal
Otocinclus
4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Peppered corydoras
6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Peppered corydoras will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Platy
6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 3+
Platy will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Pygmy corydoras
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+
Pygmy corydoras will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Ramshorn snail
2 cm (0.8 in) · 5+ gal
Rummy-nose tetra
5 cm (2 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 10+
Rummy-nose tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Sterbai corydoras
6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Sterbai corydoras will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
X-ray tetra
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+
X-ray tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Bamboo shrimp
8 cm (3.1 in) · 20+ gal
Black neon tetra
4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+
Black neon tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Bloodfin tetra
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Bloodfin tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Clown killifish
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 6+
Clown killifish will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Clown pleco
9 cm (3.5 in) · 20+ gal
Crystal red shrimp
3 cm (1.2 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+
Diamond tetra
6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Diamond tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Emerald green corydoras
8 cm (3.1 in) · 55+ gal · groups of 6+
Emerald green corydoras will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Emperor tetra
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Emperor tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Endler's livebearer
3 cm (1.2 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+
Endler's livebearer will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Forktail blue-eye
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+
Forktail blue-eye will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Glass catfish
7 cm (2.8 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 6+
Glass catfish will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Head and tail light tetra
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Head and tail light tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Kubotai rasbora
2 cm (0.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 10+
Kubotai rasbora will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Lambchop rasbora
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Lambchop rasbora will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Lemon tetra
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+
Lemon tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Marbled hatchetfish
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+
Panda garra
8.5 cm (3.3 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 3+
Panda garra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Peacock gudgeon
6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 2+
Peacock gudgeon will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Penguin tetra
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Penguin tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Rabbit snail
8 cm (3.1 in) · 29+ gal
Rosy loach
2.5 cm (1 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Rosy loach will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Rosy tetra
4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Rosy tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Rubber lip pleco
14 cm (5.5 in) · 29+ gal
Scarlet badis
2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal
Scarlet badis will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Shell dweller cichlid
4 cm (1.6 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+
Shell dweller cichlid will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Sparkling gourami
3.8 cm (1.5 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+
Sparkling gourami will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Thai micro crab
1 cm (0.4 in) · 5+ gal · groups of 5+
Thai micro crab will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Threadfin rainbowfish
4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Threadfin rainbowfish will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Vampire shrimp
10 cm (3.9 in) · 20+ gal
Checkerboard barb
5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Checkerboard barb will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Dwarf rasbora
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+
Dwarf rasbora will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Flame tetra
3 cm (1.2 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+
Flame tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Glowlight danio
3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Glowlight danio will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Green neon tetra
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+
Green neon tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Least killifish
2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 6+
Least killifish will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Pearl danio
6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+
Pearl danio will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Silvertip tetra
4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+
Silvertip tetra will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Variatus platy
6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 3+
Variatus platy will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.
Caution Possible, with care (75)
These can work in the right setup, but there is a real risk. Read the reason first.
- Angelfish · 29+ gal
- Angelfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Betta fish · 5+ gal
- Betta fish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Common goldfish · 75+ gal
- One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
- Common goldfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Dwarf gourami · 15+ gal
- Dwarf gourami hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Fancy goldfish · 20+ gal
- Fancy goldfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Oscar · 75+ gal
- Oscar hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Tiger barb · 29+ gal
- Tiger barb hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Bala shark · 230+ gal
- Bala shark hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Black skirt tetra · 20+ gal
- Black skirt tetra hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Blood parrot cichlid · 55+ gal
- Blood parrot cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Boesemani rainbowfish · 29+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 26–27°C).
- Boesemani rainbowfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Chinese algae eater · 80+ gal
- Chinese algae eater hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Clown loach · 180+ gal
- Clown loach hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Convict cichlid · 29+ gal
- Convict cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Denison barb · 75+ gal
- Denison barb hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Dojo loach · 75+ gal
- Dojo loach hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish · 20+ gal
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Electric blue acara · 40+ gal
- Electric blue acara hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Electric yellow cichlid · 55+ gal
- Electric yellow cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Firemouth cichlid · 29+ gal
- Firemouth cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- German blue ram · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 27–27°C).
- German blue ram hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Jack Dempsey · 55+ gal
- Jack Dempsey hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Kribensis · 29+ gal
- Kribensis hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Molly · 29+ gal
- Molly hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Peacock cichlid · 75+ gal
- Peacock cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Pearl gourami · 29+ gal
- Pearl gourami hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Pictus catfish · 75+ gal
- Pictus catfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Rainbow shark · 75+ gal
- Rainbow shark hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Red zebra cichlid · 55+ gal
- Red zebra cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Red-tail shark · 75+ gal
- Red-tail shark hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Rosy barb · 29+ gal
- Rosy barb hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Senegal bichir · 90+ gal
- Senegal bichir hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Siamese algae eater · 55+ gal
- Siamese algae eater hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Silver dollar · 75+ gal
- Silver dollar hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Three spot gourami · 29+ gal
- Three spot gourami hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- White cloud mountain minnow · 15+ gal
- One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
- Yoyo loach · 75+ gal
- Yoyo loach hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- African butterfly fish · 29+ gal
- African butterfly fish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · 20+ gal
- Agassiz's dwarf cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Black ghost knifefish · 125+ gal
- Black ghost knifefish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Black phantom tetra · 20+ gal
- Black phantom tetra hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Bleeding heart tetra · 29+ gal
- Bleeding heart tetra hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Bolivian ram · 29+ gal
- Bolivian ram hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Buenos Aires tetra · 29+ gal
- Buenos Aires tetra hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Bumblebee catfish · 20+ gal
- Bumblebee catfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Cockatoo cichlid · 20+ gal
- Cockatoo cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Congo tetra · 40+ gal
- Congo tetra hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Demasoni cichlid · 55+ gal
- Demasoni cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Dwarf chain loach · 29+ gal
- Dwarf chain loach hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Dwarf orange crayfish · 10+ gal
- Dwarf orange crayfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Frontosa · 200+ gal
- Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6.5–7.8 vs 8–9).
- Frontosa hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Gardneri killifish · 10+ gal
- Gardneri killifish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Giant danio · 55+ gal
- Giant danio hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Gold barb · 29+ gal
- Gold barb hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Golden wonder killifish · 20+ gal
- Golden wonder killifish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Green terror · 80+ gal
- Green terror hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Jewel cichlid · 40+ gal
- Jewel cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Kissing gourami · 75+ gal
- Kissing gourami hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Odessa barb · 20+ gal
- Odessa barb hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Paradise fish · 20+ gal
- Paradise fish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Red rainbowfish · 40+ gal
- Red rainbowfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Ropefish · 75+ gal
- Ropefish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Scissortail rasbora · 55+ gal
- Scissortail rasbora hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Serpae tetra · 20+ gal
- Serpae tetra hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Severum · 55+ gal
- Severum hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Swordtail · 29+ gal
- Swordtail hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Tinfoil barb · 200+ gal
- Tinfoil barb hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Turquoise rainbowfish · 29+ gal
- Turquoise rainbowfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Upside-down catfish · 29+ gal
- Upside-down catfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Zebra loach · 29+ gal
- Zebra loach hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Zebra pleco · 20+ gal
- Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 26–27°C).
- Black ruby barb · 20+ gal
- Black ruby barb hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Keyhole cichlid · 29+ gal
- Keyhole cichlid hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Moonlight gourami · 29+ gal
- Moonlight gourami hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
- Thick-lipped gourami · 20+ gal
- Thick-lipped gourami hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
Avoid Bad tank mates (2)
- Discus: They need different temperatures: Amano shrimp 20–27°C (68–81°F), discus 28–30°C (82–86°F).
- Pea puffer: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
Frequently asked questions
What fish can live with amano shrimp?
Good tank mates for amano shrimp include cherry shrimp, nerite snail, guppy, neon tetra, panda corydoras and bristlenose pleco. They need similar water and won't fight with or eat amano shrimp.
Can amano shrimp live with angelfish?
Sometimes, with care. Angelfish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
Can amano shrimp live with bettas?
Sometimes, with care. Betta fish hunts shrimp. Larger amano shrimp sometimes survive, but expect losses.
Can amano shrimp live with bristlenose plecos?
Yes. They share similar water needs (22–26°C (72–79°F)) and peaceful temperaments.
Can amano shrimp live with bronze corydoras?
Yes. They share similar water needs (21–26°C (70–79°F)) and peaceful temperaments.
How we decide: we compare each pair's comfortable temperature, pH and hardness ranges, adult sizes, mouth size (who can eat whom), fin nipping, aggression and territory. Read the full method. Data last reviewed 2026-10-13.