Tank mates for Thai micro crabs

Good Compatible tank mates (71)

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+

• Cherry shrimp

  3 cm (1.2 in) · 5+ gal · groups of 10+

  Thai micro crab will pick off baby cherry shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Common pleco

  40 cm (15.7 in) · 150+ gal

• Guppy

  5 cm (2 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+

• Neon tetra

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Nerite snail

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 5+ gal

• Panda corydoras

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+

• Zebra danio

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• African dwarf frog

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+

• Amano shrimp

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+

  Thai micro crab will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Assassin snail

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 5+ gal

• Cardinal tetra

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Celestial pearl danio

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 8+

• Cherry barb

  5 cm (2 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+

• Chili rasbora

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

• Ember tetra

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 8+

• Ghost shrimp

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+

  Thai micro crab will pick off baby ghost shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Glowlight tetra

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+

• Harlequin rasbora

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Honey gourami

  5 cm (2 in) · 10+ gal

• Julii corydoras

  5.5 cm (2.2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Kuhli loach

  9 cm (3.5 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• 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+

• Platy

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 3+

• Pygmy corydoras

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

• Ramshorn snail

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 5+ gal

• Rummy-nose tetra

  5 cm (2 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 10+

• Sterbai corydoras

  6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• X-ray tetra

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+

• Bamboo shrimp

  8 cm (3.1 in) · 20+ gal

  Thai micro crab will pick off baby bamboo shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Black neon tetra

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• Bloodfin tetra

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Clown killifish

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 6+

• Clown pleco

  9 cm (3.5 in) · 20+ gal

• Crystal red shrimp

  3 cm (1.2 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

  Thai micro crab will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Diamond tetra

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Emerald green corydoras

  8 cm (3.1 in) · 55+ gal · groups of 6+

• Emperor tetra

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Endler's livebearer

  3 cm (1.2 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+

• Forktail blue-eye

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• Glass catfish

  7 cm (2.8 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 6+

• Head and tail light tetra

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Kubotai rasbora

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 10+

• Lambchop rasbora

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Lemon tetra

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• 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+

• Peacock gudgeon

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 2+

• Penguin tetra

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Rabbit snail

  8 cm (3.1 in) · 29+ gal

• Rosy loach

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Rosy tetra

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Rubber lip pleco

  14 cm (5.5 in) · 29+ gal

• Scarlet badis

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal

• Shell dweller cichlid

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+

• Sparkling gourami

  3.8 cm (1.5 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+

• Threadfin rainbowfish

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Vampire shrimp

  10 cm (3.9 in) · 20+ gal

  Thai micro crab will pick off baby vampire shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Checkerboard barb

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Dwarf rasbora

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

• Flame tetra

  3 cm (1.2 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Glowlight danio

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Green neon tetra

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

• Least killifish

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 6+

• Pearl danio

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Silvertip tetra

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• Variatus platy

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 3+

Caution Possible, with care (76)

These can work in the right setup, but there is a real risk. Read the reason first.

• Angelfish · 29+ gal
  • Angelfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Betta fish · 5+ gal
  • Betta fish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Common goldfish · 75+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 22–22°C).
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Common goldfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Dwarf gourami · 15+ gal
  • Dwarf gourami may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Fancy goldfish · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 22–23°C).
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Fancy goldfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Oscar · 75+ gal
  • Oscar may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Tiger barb · 29+ gal
  • Tiger barb may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Bala shark · 230+ gal
  • Bala shark may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Black skirt tetra · 20+ gal
  • Black skirt tetra may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Blood parrot cichlid · 55+ gal
  • Blood parrot cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Boesemani rainbowfish · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 26–27°C).
  • Boesemani rainbowfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Chinese algae eater · 80+ gal
  • Chinese algae eater may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Clown loach · 180+ gal
  • Clown loach may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Convict cichlid · 29+ gal
  • Convict cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Denison barb · 75+ gal
  • Denison barb may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Dojo loach · 75+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 22–23°C).
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Dojo loach may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish · 20+ gal
  • Dwarf neon rainbowfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Electric blue acara · 40+ gal
  • Electric blue acara may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Electric yellow cichlid · 55+ gal
  • Electric yellow cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Firemouth cichlid · 29+ gal
  • Firemouth cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• German blue ram · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 27–27°C).
  • German blue ram may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Hillstream loach · 20+ gal
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
• Jack Dempsey · 55+ gal
  • Jack Dempsey may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Kribensis · 29+ gal
  • Kribensis may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Molly · 29+ gal
  • Molly may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Peacock cichlid · 75+ gal
  • Peacock cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Pearl gourami · 29+ gal
  • Pearl gourami may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Pictus catfish · 75+ gal
  • Pictus catfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Rainbow shark · 75+ gal
  • Rainbow shark may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Red zebra cichlid · 55+ gal
  • Red zebra cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Red-tail shark · 75+ gal
  • Red-tail shark may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Rosy barb · 29+ gal
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Rosy barb may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Senegal bichir · 90+ gal
  • Senegal bichir may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Siamese algae eater · 55+ gal
  • Siamese algae eater may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Silver dollar · 75+ gal
  • Silver dollar may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Three spot gourami · 29+ gal
  • Three spot gourami may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• White cloud mountain minnow · 15+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 22–22°C).
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
• Yoyo loach · 75+ gal
  • Yoyo loach may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• African butterfly fish · 29+ gal
  • African butterfly fish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · 20+ gal
  • Agassiz's dwarf cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Black ghost knifefish · 125+ gal
  • Black ghost knifefish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Black phantom tetra · 20+ gal
  • Black phantom tetra may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Bleeding heart tetra · 29+ gal
  • Bleeding heart tetra may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Bolivian ram · 29+ gal
  • Bolivian ram may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Buenos Aires tetra · 29+ gal
  • Buenos Aires tetra may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Bumblebee catfish · 20+ gal
  • Bumblebee catfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Cockatoo cichlid · 20+ gal
  • Cockatoo cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Congo tetra · 40+ gal
  • Congo tetra may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Demasoni cichlid · 55+ gal
  • Demasoni cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Dwarf chain loach · 29+ gal
  • Dwarf chain loach may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Dwarf orange crayfish · 10+ gal
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Dwarf orange crayfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Frontosa · 200+ gal
  • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (6.5–7.5 vs 8–9).
  • Frontosa may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Gardneri killifish · 10+ gal
  • Gardneri killifish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Giant danio · 55+ gal
  • Giant danio may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Gold barb · 29+ gal
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Gold barb may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Golden wonder killifish · 20+ gal
  • Golden wonder killifish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Green terror · 80+ gal
  • Green terror may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Jewel cichlid · 40+ gal
  • Jewel cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Kissing gourami · 75+ gal
  • Kissing gourami may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Odessa barb · 20+ gal
  • Odessa barb may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Paradise fish · 20+ gal
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Paradise fish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Red rainbowfish · 40+ gal
  • Red rainbowfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Ropefish · 75+ gal
  • Ropefish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Scissortail rasbora · 55+ gal
  • Scissortail rasbora may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Serpae tetra · 20+ gal
  • Serpae tetra may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Severum · 55+ gal
  • Severum may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Swordtail · 29+ gal
  • Swordtail may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Tinfoil barb · 200+ gal
  • Tinfoil barb may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Turquoise rainbowfish · 29+ gal
  • Turquoise rainbowfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Upside-down catfish · 29+ gal
  • Upside-down catfish may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Zebra loach · 29+ gal
  • Zebra loach may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Zebra pleco · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 26–27°C).
• Black ruby barb · 20+ gal
  • Black ruby barb may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Keyhole cichlid · 29+ gal
  • Keyhole cichlid may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Moonlight gourami · 29+ gal
  • Moonlight gourami may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.
• Thick-lipped gourami · 20+ gal
  • Thick-lipped gourami may attack small crustaceans like Thai micro crabs, especially after they molt.

Avoid Bad tank mates (2)

• Discus: They need different temperatures: Thai micro crab 22–27°C (72–81°F), discus 28–30°C (82–86°F).
• Pea puffer: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.