Red Lip Nerite Snail Tank Mates
Red Lip Nerite Snail is peaceful, so its tank mates need choosing with care. Here are the 133 freshwater species that pair well with a red lip nerite snail — plus the 0 to avoid — with a live checker you can tune to your own tank.
The best tank mates for a red lip nerite snail
- Ember Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 2 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Neon Green Rasbora ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 2 cm · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Ramshorn Snail ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 2 cm · 20–28 °C (68–82 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Dawn Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 2.5 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Nerite Snail ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 2.5 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Assassin Snail ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Cherry Shrimp ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Endler's Livebearer ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Glowlight Danio ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Gold Ring Danio ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 18–26 °C (64–79 °F)Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Malaysian Trumpet Snail ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 21–27 °C (70–81 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Neon Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Tail-spot Corydoras ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Trinidad Guppy ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 19–24 °C (66–75 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Pygmy Corydoras ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3.2 cm · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Glowlight Rasbora ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 3.5 cm · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Blue Danio ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 21–26 °C (70–79 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Emperor Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Flame Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Ghost Shrimp ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Glowlight Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Golden Dwarf Barb ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Phoenix Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Red Phantom Tetra ✅ CompatibleEasy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
Red Lip Nerite Snail tank mates that can work with care
- Afra Cichlid ⚠️ With cautionMedium care · Semi-aggressive · 10 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)Afra Cichlid may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- African Butterfly Cichlid ⚠️ With cautionMedium care · Semi-aggressive · 8 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)African Butterfly Cichlid may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid ⚠️ With cautionMedium care · Semi-aggressive · 9 cm · 24–30 °C (75–86 °F)Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Alligator Gar ⚠️ With cautionHard care · Aggressive · 250 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)Alligator Gar may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Altifrons Geophagus ⚠️ With cautionMedium care · Semi-aggressive · 25 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)Altifrons Geophagus may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Amazon Puffer ⚠️ With cautionMedium care · Peaceful · 8 cm · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)Your 75 L tank is below the ~120 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
- Angelfish ⚠️ With cautionMedium care · Semi-aggressive · 15 cm · 24–30 °C (75–86 °F)Angelfish may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Angelicus Synodontis ⚠️ With cautionMedium care · Semi-aggressive · 25 cm · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)Angelicus Synodontis may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
+ 199 more “with caution” pairings — see the interactive checker above.
Fish to avoid keeping with a red lip nerite snail
No outright no-gos among the species in our database yet — but always avoid fish much larger, much more aggressive, or needing very different water.
Check any fish against a red lip nerite snail
Dial in your exact tank size and filter by result — the checker scores every species in our database against a red lip nerite snail, with the reasoning for each verdict.
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Will it live with a Red Lip Nerite Snail?
We compare each fish against your red lip nerite snail on temperament, size, water parameters and swimming zone. Set your tank size and filter the results.
- Assassin Snail✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
- Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
- Celestial Pearl Danio✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
- Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Keep Celestial Pearl Danio in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Cherry Shrimp✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
- Keep Cherry Shrimp in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Chili Rasbora✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Medium care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
- Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Keep Chili Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Dawn Tetra✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2.5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Keep Dawn Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Dwarf Spotted Rasbora✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2.5 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Keep Dwarf Spotted Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Ember Tetra✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Easy care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Keep Ember Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Emerald Dwarf Danio✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Medium care · 20–24 °C (68–75 °F)
- Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Keep Emerald Dwarf Danio in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Endler's Livebearer✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Keep Endler's Livebearer in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Exclamation Point Rasbora✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Medium care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Keep Exclamation Point Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Glowlight Danio✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Keep Glowlight Danio in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Gold Ring Danio✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 18–26 °C (64–79 °F)
- Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Keep Gold Ring Danio in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Hummingbird Tetra✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 1.8 cm · Hard care · 22–27 °C (72–81 °F)
- Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Keep Hummingbird Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Lambchop Rasbora✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Keep Lambchop Rasbora in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Malaysian Trumpet Snail✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 21–27 °C (70–81 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
- Neon Green Rasbora✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
- Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
- Keep Neon Green Rasbora in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Neon Tetra✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Keep Neon Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Nerite Snail✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2.5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Pea Puffer✅ CompatibleSemi-aggressive · 2.5 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- Peaceful + Semi-aggressive, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Ramshorn Snail✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Easy care · 20–28 °C (68–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Ruby Tetra✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Keep Ruby Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Scarlet Badis✅ CompatibleSemi-aggressive · 2 cm · Medium care · 22–27 °C (72–81 °F)
- Peaceful + Semi-aggressive, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
- Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
- Strawberry Rasbora✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 2 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Keep Strawberry Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Tail-spot Corydoras✅ CompatiblePeaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
- Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
- Keep Tail-spot Corydoras in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Black Darter Tetra⚠️ With cautionSemi-aggressive · 4 cm · Hard care · 21–28 °C (70–82 °F)
- Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 3.5–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
- Water hardness preferences differ (Red Lip Nerite Snail 6–18 vs Black Darter Tetra 0–5 dGH).
- Black Ruby Barb⚠️ With cautionSemi-aggressive · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
- Black Ruby Barb may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Your 75 L tank is below the ~100 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
- Keep Black Ruby Barb in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Chocolate Gourami⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 5 cm · Hard care · 25–30 °C (77–86 °F)
- Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4–6); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
- Water hardness preferences differ (Red Lip Nerite Snail 6–18 vs Chocolate Gourami 0–5 dGH).
- Keep Chocolate Gourami in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Crimson Red Betta⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 3.5 cm · Hard care · 24–29 °C (75–84 °F)
- pH preferences only just meet (Red Lip Nerite Snail 7–8 vs Crimson Red Betta 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
- One likes softer water and the other harder (6–18 vs 0–5 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
- Crystal Red Shrimp⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 2.5 cm · Hard care · 20–24 °C (68–75 °F)
- pH preferences only just meet (Red Lip Nerite Snail 7–8 vs Crystal Red Shrimp 6–6.8) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
- One likes softer water and the other harder (6–18 vs 2–5 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
- Keep Crystal Red Shrimp in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Fire Red Licorice Gourami⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 3.5 cm · Hard care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- pH preferences only just meet (Red Lip Nerite Snail 7–8 vs Fire Red Licorice Gourami 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
- One likes softer water and the other harder (6–18 vs 0–4 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
- Green Neon Tetra⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 2.5 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4.5–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
- Water hardness preferences differ (Red Lip Nerite Snail 6–18 vs Green Neon Tetra 0–4 dGH).
- Keep Green Neon Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Humpbacked Tetra⚠️ With cautionSemi-aggressive · 5 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- Humpbacked Tetra may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Your 75 L tank is below the ~80 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
- Keep Humpbacked Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Morse Code Corydoras⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)
- Your 75 L tank is below the ~80 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
- Keep Morse Code Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Neon Blue Rasbora⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 2.5 cm · Medium care · 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)
- pH preferences only just meet (Red Lip Nerite Snail 7–8 vs Neon Blue Rasbora 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
- Keep Neon Blue Rasbora in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Purple Tetra⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
- Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 5.8–6.8); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
- Keep Purple Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Silvertip Tetra⚠️ With cautionSemi-aggressive · 5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
- Silvertip Tetra may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Keep Silvertip Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Spotfin Betta⚠️ With cautionSemi-aggressive · 5 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- pH preferences only just meet (Red Lip Nerite Snail 7–8 vs Spotfin Betta 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
- One likes softer water and the other harder (6–18 vs 0–5 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
- Spotfin Betta may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Striped Red-Eye Puffer⚠️ With cautionAggressive · 5 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- Striped Red-Eye Puffer may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
- Tucano Tetra⚠️ With cautionPeaceful · 1.7 cm · Hard care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
- Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4.5–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
- Water hardness preferences differ (Red Lip Nerite Snail 6–18 vs Tucano Tetra 1–5 dGH).
- Keep Tucano Tetra in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
- Wine Red Betta⚠️ With cautionAggressive · 5 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
- Water hardness preferences differ (Red Lip Nerite Snail 6–18 vs Wine Red Betta 0–4 dGH).
- Wine Red Betta may bully the smaller Red Lip Nerite Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
Compatibility is computed from each species' care data — a strong starting point, not a guarantee. Individual temperament varies, so always introduce new fish slowly and watch them.
Setting up a red lip nerite snail community tank
Give the group a stable, planted 75 L+ tank with a gentle filter, a reliable heater and plenty of cover — broken sight lines and hiding spots let mid-water and bottom dwellers keep out of each other's way. Cycle it fully and stock gradually.
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How to choose the right tank mates for a red lip nerite snail
As a peaceful species, red lip nerite snail is easily bullied — favour other calm, non-nippy fish and steer clear of boisterous or aggressive tank mates. It mostly occupies the bottom of the tank, so it pairs naturally with species that use the other levels.
Red Lip Nerite Snail grows to about 2 cm, so avoid tank mates small enough to be seen as food — as a rule of thumb, skip anything under roughly 2 cm. Match its water, too: aim for 22–28 °C (72–82 °F), pH 7–8 and 6–18 dGH. Fish needing very different conditions — coldwater species, or hard-water lovers against a soft-water fish — rarely thrive side by side.
Red Lip Nerite Snail doesn't need its own kind to feel secure; think twice before keeping more than one if it is territorial. Whatever you add, introduce new fish slowly, watch for bullying in the first days, and have a backup plan if temperaments clash.
Frequently asked questions
Can a red lip nerite snail live with other fish?
Yes — with the right companions. Our checker finds 133 compatible freshwater species for red lip nerite snail. Pick calm, similarly-sized fish that share its water needs and add them to a mature, well-planted tank.
What is the best tank mate for a red lip nerite snail?
Easy, peaceful, similarly-sized species top the list — for example Ember Tetra, Neon Green Rasbora, Ramshorn Snail. Use the checker above to match against your own tank size.
What fish should you avoid keeping with a red lip nerite snail?
No outright no-gos in our current database, but always avoid fish that are much larger, much more aggressive, or that need very different water.
How big a tank do red lip nerite snail tank mates need?
Start from Red Lip Nerite Snail's own minimum and scale up with every addition. The checker above defaults to a 75 L community tank and flags pairings that need more room — drag the slider to match your setup.