Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Vampire Shrimp
Atya gabonensis
Photo: Lord Yoult · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6.5–7.8
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Atyidae
- Origin
- West Africa and northeastern South America
- Size
- 10 – 15 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.8
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 6-15 / KH 3-10
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- filter feeder (food dust, suspended particles)
- Reproduction
- Larvae in brackish water; does not reproduce in an aquarium
Notes: A large, bluish-gray shrimp that filters water using its fan-like appendages. Despite its name and size, it is completely peaceful. It requires a current and a well-established aquarium.
