Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Malaysian Ghost Shrimp
Macrobrachium lanchesteri
Photo: Weimar Meneses · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Palaemonidae
- Origin
- Southeast Asia
- Size
- 3 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 5-15 / KH 2-8
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (may prey on shrimp and small fry)
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- Offspring raised in freshwater
Notes: A translucent shrimp with short claws; very hardy and easy to breed.
