Find a guide by topic, or follow one of the reading paths below. Check the needs of your exact livestock and use current aquarium measurements when making care decisions.

Photo: Live planted aquarium with Neocaridina shrimp by Snehayan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Displayed with responsive cropping. Illustrative aquarium photo.

Choose a reading path

• New to shrimp: Choosing freshwater shrimp → Neocaridina tank setup → Cherry shrimp care.
• Planning bee shrimp: Bee and Taiwan Bee Caridina setup → Understanding carbonate hardness (KH).
• Adding plants and botanicals: Java Moss care → Using botanicals in shrimp tanks.

Start here: choosing shrimp and setting up

• Neocaridina tank setup
• Bee and Taiwan Bee Caridina setup
• Choosing freshwater shrimp

Water chemistry and aquarium routines

• Understanding carbonate hardness (KH)

Shrimp care and breeding

• Identifying male and female shrimp
• Blue Dream shrimp care
• Amano shrimp care
• Sunkist shrimp care
• Cherry shrimp care

Plants and botanicals

• Using botanicals in shrimp tanks
• Red Root Floater care
• Amazon Sword care
• Lotus pods in the aquarium
• Java Moss care

Snails and other invertebrates

• Orange River Snail care
• Assassin Snail care
• Blue Ramshorn Snail care
• Thai Micro Crab care

Troubleshooting and identification

• Planaria identification and treatment
• Scuds in shrimp tanks
• Detritus worms in aquariums
• Scutariella identification and treatment precautions
• Dragonfly nymph identification
• Bacterial infections in shrimp tanks