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
Water chemistry and aquarium routines
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
