List of freshwater aquarium invertebrate species

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This is a list of invertebrates, animals without a backbone, that are commonly kept in freshwater aquaria by hobby aquarists. Numerous shrimp species of various kinds, crayfish, a number of freshwater snail species, and at least one freshwater clam species are found in freshwater aquaria.

Crustaceans[]

Shrimp[]

• , Sand shrimp
• Atya gabonensis, African giant shrimp
• , Iberian/European dwarf shrimp
• , Green lace shrimp
• , Bamboo Shrimp
• , green shrimp
• , Malayan dwarf shrimp
• , striped shrimp
• Caridina caerulea, blue leg Poso shrimp
• Caridina gracilirostris, red-nose shrimp, Pinocchio shrimp
• Caridina cf. gracilirostris, white-nose Shrimp
• Caridina multidentata, Amano shrimp
• Caridina cf. cantonensis var. bee, bee shrimp
• Caridina cf. cantonensis var. blue tiger, blue tiger shrimp
• Caridina cf. cantonensis var. crystal black, crystal black shrimp
• Caridina cf. cantonensis var. crystal red, crystal red shrimp
• Caridina cf. cantonensis var. tiger, tiger shrimp
• , Chinese zebra shrimp
• Caridina sp., Indian Dwarf Shrimp
• Caridina sp., Indian Whitebanded Shrimp
• Caridina woltereckae, Sulawesi harlequin shrimp
• Caridina spongicola, Sulawesi harlequin shrimp
• Caridina dennerli, Sulawesi cardinal shrimp
• , bumblebee shrimp
• Caridina sp., black midget shrimp
• Caridina serratirostris, Ninja Shrimp
• Caridina thambipillai, sunkist shrimp
• Caridina typus, Australian amano shrimp
• , Malawa shrimp
• , Sri Lankan Dwarf shrimp
• , Guinea Swamp Shrimp
• , Amazon zebra shrimp
• , Red claw shrimp
• , Rusty longarm shrimp
• , Fuzzy claw shrimp
• Macrobrachium faustinum, Caribbean longarm shrimp
• , a.k.a. , Riceland prawn
• , Caribbean dwarf filter shrimp
• , Wild type cherry shrimp
• Neocaridina heteropoda var. red, Cherry shrimp
• , Yellow shrimp
• , Taiwan Pale Blue Shrimp
• Neocaridina palmata, Marbled dwarf shrimp
• Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. blue pearl, Blue pearl shrimp
• Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white, Snowball shrimp
• Palaemonetes kadiakensis, Mississippi grass shrimp
• , amazon glass shrimp
• Palaemonetes paludosus, American ghost (glass, grass) shrimp
• Potamalpheops sp., purple zebra shrimp
• Xiphocaris elongata, Yellow nose shrimp

Crayfish[]

• Cambarellus diminutus least dwarf crayfish
• Cambarellus montezumae, Acocil
• Cambarellus shufeldtii, Cajun Dwarf Crayfish
• Cambarellus patzcuarensis, Mexican Dwarf Crayfish
• , supernova crayfish
• Cherax destructor, Common Yabby
• , zebra crayfish
• Cherax quadricarinatus, Australian Red Claw Crayfish
• Cherax snowden, emerald fire crayfish
• Orconectes immunis, paper shell crayfish
• Orconectes limosus, spiny cheek crayfish
• Pacifastacus leniusculus, Signal Crayfish
• Procambarus alleni, Blue crayfish
• , Waccamaw crayfish
• Procambarus clarkii, Red Swamp Crayfish
• Procambarus fallax forma virginalis, Marble Crayfish
• Procambarus milleri, Miami cave crayfish

Crabs[]

• , Thai Micro Crabs
• Parathelphusa pantherina, Panther Crabs
• , freshwater pom pom crab

Branchiopods[]

• Lepidurus apus, golden tadpole shrimp
• Triops longicaudatus, longtail tadpole shrimp
• Triops australiensis, Australian tadpole shrimp
• Triops cancriformis, European tadpole shrimp
• Triops granarius, Asian tadpole shrimp
• Triops newberryi, desert tadpole shrimp
• , Thai fairy shrimp
• , alkali fairy shrimp
• Branchinecta gigas, giant fairy shrimp
• , beavertail fairy shrimp
• Streptocephalus sealii, redtail fairy shrimp
• , dry lake fairy shrimp
• , winter fairy shrimp
• Daphnia magna, large water flea
• Daphnia pulex, common water flea
• Moina, Japanese water flea
• Diplostraca, clam shrimp

Isopods[]

• Asellus aquaticus, water slater
• Trachelipus rathkii, Rathki's Isopod(lives in periodical floods)

Amphipods[]

• Gammarus pulex, freshwater shrimp
• Hyalella azteca, Mexican freshwater shrimp

Copepods[]

• Cyclops sp., water flea

Hermit crab[]

• Clibanarius fonticola, freshwater hermit crab

Molluscs[]

Gastropods[]

• Asolene spixii (zebra apple snail)
• Marisa cornuarietis (Colombian ramshorn apple snail)
• Planorbidae species (ramshorn snails)
• Pomacea diffusa (spike-topped apple snail)
• Pomacea canaliculata (channeled apple snail)
• Physidae species (bladder or tadpole snails)
• Lymnaeidae (pond and melantho snails)
• Lymnaea stagnalis (great pond snail)
• Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn)
• Melanoides tuberculata (red-rimmed melania or Malaysian trumpet snail)
• Tarebia granifera (quilted melania or spike-tail trumpet snail)
• Cipangopaludina malleata ()
• Clithon corona (horned nerite snail)
• Neritina natalensis ()
• (red onion or tire tracked nerite snail)
• Neritina reclivata ()
• Neripteron violaceum "Red Lips" (Red Lip Nerite Snail)
• Septaria porcellana (freshwater limpet)
• Neritina sp. ()
• Neritina sp. ()
• Brotia pagodula ()
• Pachymelania byronensis ()
• Neritina pulligera (dusky nerite)
• Paludomus sulcatus ()
• Thiara cancellata ()
• Taia naticoides (piano snail)
• Brotia herculea (giant tower cap snail)
• Planorbella duryi (miniature red ramshorn snail)
• Tylomelania species (Tylo or Sulawesi snails)
  • Tylomelania sp. Poso "Yellow"
  • Tylomelania sp. Poso "Orange Flash"
• Tylomelania patriarchalis ()
• Cipangopaludina lecythoides (tiger tuba snail)

Bivalves[]

• Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam)

Worms[]

Annelids[]

• Barbronia weberi, Asian freshwater leech
• , European flat leech
• Lumbriculus variegatus, California blackworm
• Tubifex tubifex, sludge worm

See also[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freshwater aquarium invertebrates.

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