As far as the aquarium is concerned, it would be ok. However, as far as the fish are concerned, you have quite a few bottom feeders, and some other slow moving fish, which could fall victim to it. Fast moving fish would do fine with it, I owned one a few years back and it ate my cories. They are however a long lived crustacean, and given proper conditions will live for quite a few years....I had mine for 5.