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Ghost Shrimp
Palaemonetes paludosus
Family: Palaemonidae
📍 Southeastern USA
Ghost shrimp are nearly transparent freshwater shrimp often sold as feeder animals, though they make excellent, inexpensive nano tank inhabitants in their own right. They consume algae, debris, and uneaten food, contributing to tank cleanliness. However, they are sometimes aggressive toward smaller shrimp species.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – algae, detritus, shrimp pellets, flake food
- lifespan
- 1–1.5 years
- max size
- 4 cm (1.5 in)
- tank size
- 5 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Generally peaceful; may predate very small shrimp
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Water it likes
- ph
- 7.0–8.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 8–15 dGH
- temperature
- 64–79°F (18–26°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
57°F — 79°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jul high)