Cherry Grade Color:
- Can range from translucent but have some spots of light, pinkish red on the body or to close to opaque, though: the red coloration is still quite blotchy,
- Legs are mostly translucent
***Average purchase size: 1/2 - 3/4 inch***
Breeding shrimp is also a great way to help support your hobby! Neocaridina shrimp reproduce pretty quickly, and the fry grow quickly when the conditions are just right for them. Help support your hobby by breeding shrimp and selling them!
These shrimp will vary from around 1/2" to 3/4" but will grow up to be 1 inch on average as fully grown adults. Young shrimp will ship and acclimate better to your aquarium. Just be wary when adding them to a tank with fish as some fish may find these young shrimp as food.
Some of the younger shrimp have not reached their full potential yet and will become brighter in color as long as they are comfortable in the tank. Lower intensity lighting and dark substrate also helps them achieve the brightest coloration.
What We Like About This Shrimp:
- Impressive red coloration
- Completely peaceful with all non-aggressive tankmates
- Safe with all plants
- Excellent scavenger eating algae, biofilm, or decaying plant matter
CARE GUIDELINES:
- Diet: Scavenger that feeds continually. Requires very little feeding in a well-established aquarium containing algae, biofilm, or decaying plant matter. In less mature aquariums, high quality dry foods with high plant content can be fed multiple times daily.
Cherry Shrimp
- Minimum tank size: 2 gallons, recommended 10 gallon minimum for a colony
- Temperature: 64° - 78° F (17.8° - 25.5° C)
- pH: 6.8 - 7.5
- dGH: 6 - 15
- dKH: 0 - 10
- TDS: 180 - 400