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Amano shrimp — Caridina multidentata
Photo: MdE · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 deResized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater shrimp

Amano shrimp

Caridina multidentata

The Amano shrimp is a relatively large, active grazer, well known for feeding on growth in planted aquaria.

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Bee shrimp — Caridina logemanni — Red-and-white cultivated Caridina logemanni.
Red-and-white cultivated Caridina logemanni. Photo: 5snake5 · Source · CC0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater shrimp

Bee shrimp

Caridina logemanni

Bee shrimp require a different approach from the more adaptable cherry shrimp.

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Cherry shrimp — Neocaridina davidi — Red cultivated form of Neocaridina davidi.
Red cultivated form of Neocaridina davidi. Photo: DirkBlankenhaus · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater shrimp

Cherry shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

The cherry shrimp is a small freshwater grazer that is constantly exploring plants and other surfaces.

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Horned nerite — Clithon corona
Photo: Obsidian Soul · Source · CC0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater snails

Horned nerite

Clithon corona

The horned nerite is a small grazer for aquaria with established natural growth.

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Malaysian trumpet snail — Melanoides tuberculata — Shells illustrating species identification; no living animals shown.
Shells illustrating species identification; no living animals shown. Photo: Luis Ruiz Berti · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater snails

Malaysian trumpet snail

Melanoides tuberculata

The Malaysian trumpet snail lives partly in the substrate and is consequently easy to underestimate.

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Matano rabbit snail — Tylomelania patriarchalis — Shell photograph for identification; a reliably identified living-animal photograph is still missing.
Shell photograph for identification; a reliably identified living-animal photograph is still missing. Photo: H. Zell · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater snails

Matano rabbit snail

Tylomelania patriarchalis

Tylomelania patriarchalis is a large Sulawesi snail with an elongated, distinctly sculptured shell.

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Orange Mexican dwarf crayfish — Cambarellus patzcuarensis — Orange cultivated form (CPO) of Cambarellus patzcuarensis.
Orange cultivated form (CPO) of Cambarellus patzcuarensis. Photo: Albertomeg · Source · CC0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater crayfish

Orange Mexican dwarf crayfish

Cambarellus patzcuarensis

The orange Mexican dwarf crayfish is small but still has claws, territorial behaviour and vulnerable moults.

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Zebra nerite — Vittina natalensis — Shell specimen from Naturalis (RMNH.MOL.151741); not a photograph of a living animal.
Shell specimen from Naturalis (RMNH.MOL.151741); not a photograph of a living animal. Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Source · CC0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater snails

Zebra nerite

Vittina natalensis

Vittina natalensis is a nerite sold under names including neritina and zebra snail.

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