Ghost Shrimp

Palaemonetes paludosus

Difficulty (1-5): 2/5

Description

Transparent, cheap and often sold as feeders. Hardier than it looks, but larger specimens will hunt small fish at night.

Water test requirements

  • pH: 6.5 – 8.2
  • Temperature: 18 – 28 °C
  • General Hardness (GH): 5 – 20 °dGH
  • Carbonate Hardness (KH): 2 – 15 °dKH
  • TDS: 150 – 450 ppm
  • Nitrate (NO3): ≤ 25 mg/L