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Description
The glass shrimp is a small, transparent Macrobrachium of about 3-4 cm, from the genus of large, predatory river prawns. This species is the calm exception of the group, which is why it turns up in shops.
It has an advantage few shrimp of its size offer: it breeds in fresh water, with a short larval stage that needs no brackish water. With dense planting a colony sustains itself.
It is worth remembering which genus it comes from: when hungry it eats other shrimp's young and fry, so it is not a good companion in a Neocaridina breeding tank.
Habitat
It lives in rice paddies, canals, ponds and slow rivers of Thailand, Malaysia and the Indochinese peninsula, among dense vegetation in warm water.
In the aquarium it wants fine plants, hiding places and stable water. It copes well in a community tank of small fish that do not see it as food.
Habitats
🌊 Water parameters
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Enter your tank's values to see only the compatible species that fit them. Litres apply to fish.
Compatible fish
General guidance based on water parameters, behaviour and known exceptions; always review the individual animals' and aquarium's specific needs.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 23–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 23–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 26–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–25 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–24 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 25–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7.5 and 24–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 7.5 and 24–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5 and 23–27 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 23–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 26–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5 and 24–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 23–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 23–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 23–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 23–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
Compatible invertebrates
General guidance based on water parameters, behaviour and known exceptions; always review the individual animals' and aquarium's specific needs.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5 and 22–24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–25 °C.
They share water: pH 7.5 and 24–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7.5 and 26–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–6.8 and 22–24 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–6.8 and 22–24 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–27 °C.
They share water: pH 7.5 and 27–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 23–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 23–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7.5 and 27–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 23–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–28 °C.
Sources
- GBIFGBIF Secretariat (2026). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei. Consultado vía GBIF.org, 2026-08. Macrobrachium lanchesteri.
Taxonomy verified as ACCEPTED unless stated otherwise.
The care values (pH, temperature and hardness) have no citable source: none of the accepted sources publishes invertebrate profiles. Seriously Fish has none and PlanetCatfish does not respond. A source for invertebrates is still to be agreed.