Shrimp Tree
Vampire Shrimp
Atya gabonensis
1 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to Brazil, Cameroon, Congo - Kinshasa, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia and 4 more
Native range: Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CC BY 4.0).
At a glance
- Size
- 3 in
- 8 cm
- Min tank
- 20 gal
- 76 L
- Group
- 2+
- Temp
- 75–82°F
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- GH
- 54–179 ppm
- 3–10 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- All levels
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 10 ppm.
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