Choose your Neocaridina shrimp
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Preparing your first shrimp tank? Read our Neocaridina tank setup and care guide before choosing your colony.
Neocaridina davidi are the most popular freshwater shrimp in the aquarium hobby, and for good reason. They're hardy, active, beginner-friendly, and come in a wide range of bold colors including red (Cherry, Bloody Mary, Painted Fire Red), blue (Blue Dream, Blue Velvet, Blue Diamond), orange (Sunkist, Blood Orange), green (Green Jade), yellow, black, and Rili patterns. They're peaceful, safe for planted and community tanks, and double as an efficient clean-up crew, grazing algae and biofilm throughout the day.
- Difficulty: Very easy, ideal for beginners
- Water parameters: pH 6.8 to 7.8, temperature 65 to 78°F, GH 6 to 12, KH 2 to 8, TDS 150 to 250 ppm
- Tank size: 5 gallon minimum, 10+ gallons recommended for better stability and room for a colony to grow
- Stability over precision: Neocaridina tolerate a wide range of conditions well, so consistency matters more than hitting exact numbers, avoid sudden swings.
Setup and care: A cycled tank is essential before adding shrimp. Provide plenty of cover with live plants, moss, and botanicals where shrimp graze on biofilm and baby shrimp can hide, and a dark substrate helps their colors stand out. Offer a varied diet of quality shrimp foods, blanched vegetables, and the natural biofilm in an established tank, with calcium available to support healthy molting.
Breeding: Neocaridina breed readily in stable conditions, so a healthy colony will reproduce on its own with no special intervention. To make starting a colony easy, we offer breeder packs balanced for breeding so you begin with a healthy mix.
Why buy from Superior Shrimp & Aquatics: We are a family-run business in Duluth, Minnesota. Explore our shrimp varieties, compare available pack sizes, and review our shipping information before ordering. Local pickup is available in Duluth.
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