Bee shrimp
Caridina cantonensis
Photo: Bahersayana · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tank length
- 30 cm12 in
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 18–26 °C64–79 °F
- pH
- 6.2–6.8
- Adult size
- 2.5 cm1 in
- Lifespan
- 1–5 yrs
Stable soft-water conditions make this a specialist shrimp.Stable soft-water conditions make this a specialist shrimp.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
None recorded.
Avoid with
- Acei cichlid
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- African clawed frog
African clawed frog may eat Bee shrimpAfrican clawed frog may eat Bee shrimp
- Ajamaru rainbowfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Angfa rainbowfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Arfak rainbowfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Assassin snailNo shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Batanta rainbowfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Blue rainbowfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Brevis shell dweller
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Butterfly splitfin
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Caudopunctatus
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Chinese mystery snail
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 18–26 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6.2–6.8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 4–6 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Freshwater; exact natural range needs expert review | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | sedentary | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | peaceful | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 1–5 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Months to adult size | 6 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 30 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |