List of freshwater aquarium invertebrate species

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

• Atyaephyra desmaresti, Iberian/European dwarf shrimp
• Atyoida pilipes Green lace shrimp
• Atyopsis moluccensis, Bamboo Shrimp
• Caridina cf. babaulti var. green, green shrimp
• Caridina babaulti var. malaya, Malayan dwarf shrimp
• Caridina babaulti var. stripes, striped shrimp
• Caridina gracilirostris, red nose 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
• Caridina cf. propinqua, tangerine shrimp
• Caridina cf. serrata var. chinese zebra, Chinese zebra shrimp
• Caridina sp., Indian Dwarf Shrimp
• Caridina sp., Indian Whitebanded Shrimp
• Caridina woltereckae, Sulawesi harlequin shrimp
• Caridina dennerli, Sulawesi cardinal shrimp
• Caridina cf. breviata, bumblebee shrimp
• Caridina sp., black midget shrimp
• Caridina serratirostris, Ninja Shrimp
• Caridina pareparensis parvidentata, malawa shrimp
• Caridina simoni simoni, Sri Lankan Dwarf shrimp
• Desmocaris elongata, Guinea Swamp Shrimp
• Euryrhynchus amazoniensis, Amazon zebra shrimp
• Halocaridina rubra, Hawaiian Red shrimp (brackish, but can be acclimated to freshwater)
• Macrobrachium assamensis, Red claw shrimp
• Macrobrachium dayanum, Rusty longarm shrimp
• Macrobrachium eriocheirum, Fuzzy claw shrimp
• Macrobrachium faustinum, Caribbean longarm shrimp
• Macrobrachium kulsiense, Sand shrimp
• Macrobrachium lanchesteri, a.k.a. Cryphiops lanchesteri, Riceland prawn
• Micratya poeyi, Caribbean dwarf filter shrimp
• Neocaridina heteropoda (wild type), Wild type cherry shrimp
• Neocaridina heteropoda var. red, Cherry shrimp
• Neocaridina heteropoda var. yellow, Yellow shrimp
• Neocaridina heteropoda var. blue, 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 ivonicus, amazon glass shrimp
• Palaemonetes paludosus, American ghost (glass, grass) shrimp
• Palaemonetes varians, European ghost shrimp
• Potamalpheops sp., purple zebra shrimp
• Triops australiensis, Australian tadpole shrimp
• Triops cancriformis, horseshoe shrimp
• Triops longicaudatus, longtail tadpole shrimp
• Xiphocaris elongata, Yellow nose shrimp

Crayfish

• Procambarus alleni
• Procambarus clarkii Red Swamp Crayfish
• Procambarus sp. Marmorkrebs Marble Crayfish
• Cherax destructor
• Cherax quadricarinatus
• Cambarellus montezuema
• Cambarellus shufeldtii
• Cambarellus patzcuarensis Dwarf Crayfish
• Pacifastacus leniusculus Signal Crayfish

Crabs

• Limnopilos naiyanetri Thai Micro Crabs
• Perisesarma bidens, Red Clawed Crab

Branchiopods

• Lepidurus apus, golden tadpole shrimp
• Triops longicaudatus, longtail tadpole shrimp
• Triops australiensis, Australian tadpole shrimp
• Triops cancriformis, European tadpole shrimp
• Thamnocephalus sp., beavertail fairy shrimp
• Streptocephalus sp., redtail fairy shrimp
• Streptocephalus sp., dry lake fairy shrimp
• Brachinecta sp., winter fairy shrimp
• Daphnia, water flea
• Moina, Japanese water flea
• Diplostraca, clam shrimp

Mollusca

Gastropods

• Asolene spixi (apple snail)
• Marisa cornuarietis (apple snail)
• Planorbis species (standard ramshorn snails)
• Pomacea bridgesii (apple snail)
• Pomacea canaliculata (apple snail)
• Physa species (bladder, tadpole and physa snails)
• Lymnaeidae (pond and melantho snails)
• Lymnaea stagnalis (great pond snail)
• Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn)
• Melanoides tuberculata (Malaysian trumpet snail)
• Melanoides granifera (spike tailed trumpet snail)
• Viviparus malleattus (Japanese trapdoor snail)
• Clithon corona (horned nerite snail)
• Neritina natalensis (zebra nerite snail)
• Vittina semiconica (red onion or tire tracked nerite snail)
• Neritina reclivata (olive nerite snail)
• Nepterion violaceus "Red Lips" (Red lips neritine snail)
• Septaria porcellana (freshwater limpet)
• Neritina sp. (mosaic nerite snail)
• Neritina sp. (tribal nerite snail)
• Brotia pagodula (horned armour snail)
• Pachymelania byronensis (west African freshwater snail)
• Neritina puligera (dusky nerite)
• Paludomus sulcatus (bella snail)
• Thiara cancellata (hairy tower lid snail)
• 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 (black Sulawesi snails)
• Cipangopaludina leucythoides (tiger tuba snail)

Bivalves

• Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam)

See also

• List of fish common names
• List of freshwater aquarium plant species
• List of freshwater aquarium amphibian species
• List of freshwater aquarium fish species
• List of brackish aquarium fish species
• List of marine aquarium fish species
• List of marine aquarium invertebrate species