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Green Venom Shrimp

Green Venom Shrimp

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Neocaridina Shrimp

Green Venom Shrimp

A striking Neocaridina with an opaque, vivid green body -- one of the most unusually coloured shrimp in the catalog and the only solid-green Neocaridina available.

Vivid Opaque Green Body Only Solid-Green Neocaridina Dark Substrate Recommended Beginner Friendly Breeds in Freshwater
6.8-7.8pH
6-14GH
2-8KH
65-78FTemperature
What to Expect

Colour and Behaviour

Vivid opaque green body -- a genuinely unusual Neocaridina colour -- Green Venom shrimp carry a solid, opaque green body colour that is unlike any other Neocaridina in the catalog. The green is warm and saturated rather than pale or washed-out -- a vivid, clearly green tone that holds consistently across the full body and that reads immediately and distinctly from the reds, blues, and mixed-colour Neocaridina in the same lineup. Like all solid-colour Neocaridina, colour opacity improves with each generation produced in stable conditions. Dark substrate maximises colour impact -- the vivid green body reads most clearly against dark substrate -- black aquasoil or dark sand. On pale substrate the green is still visible but with substantially less contrast. Dark backgrounds behind the tank further enhance the colour visibility of a colony on dark substrate. Hardy Neocaridina -- broad parameter tolerance, beginner friendly -- Green Venom share the robust constitution of all Neocaridina. They tolerate a wide range of parameters, recover well from minor instability, and do not require the precise water chemistry management of Caridina shrimp. Enhanced colour grade does not come with reduced hardiness. Breeds freely in freshwater -- colony builds over months -- females carry clutches of 20-30 eggs for 28-35 days at standard Neocaridina temperatures and release fully formed miniature shrimp directly into the tank. Dense moss, floating plant cover, and established biofilm surfaces support shrimplet survival. Colony size increases steadily through successive breeding cycles in well-maintained conditions. Do not house with other Neocaridina colour variants -- Neocaridina interbreed freely across colour variants. Keep Green Venom in a species-specific tank or alongside only other same-colour individuals to prevent colour reversion in offspring over successive generations.
How to Set It Up

Getting Started

1Use dark substrate and establish biofilm before shrimp arrive -- set up the tank with black aquasoil or dark sand and allow it to run for at least two weeks before introduction so that biofilm develops on surfaces. Biofilm is the primary food source for newly released shrimplets.
2Establish stable parameters -- pH 7.0-7.4, GH 6-8, KH 3-5, temperature 72-75F -- test daily for the week before introduction to confirm stability. Consistent parameters at introduction produce the most settled post-acclimation behaviour.
3Drip acclimate over 45-60 minutes -- equalise temperature by floating the bag for 15 minutes, then drip tank water into the bag at one drop per second for 45-60 minutes before release.
4Provide moss and floating plant cover from day one -- Java Moss, Flame Moss, or any fine-structure moss in the tank before introduction provides biofilm foraging surfaces and shrimplet shelter from the first breeding cycle.
Bonus Tip

Green Venom shrimp alongside Blue Velvet or Blue Dream Neocaridina in the same tank -- where colour isolation is not required -- creates the most immediate complementary-colour pairing achievable in a Neocaridina display tank. The warm vivid green of Green Venom against the cool blue of Blue Velvet on dark substrate reads as a considered, deliberate pairing with maximum colour contrast across the tank floor. Both occupy different cleaning niches and coexist without conflict.

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Melissa Binde
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They arrived healthy, significantly more than I’d ordered, looks like a bunch of young got scooped in, thank you! After a few days to color up they are so striking — absolutely the best neocaridina color variation I’ve seen.

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William

They are not as colorful as the picture but still cool, only thing that made me sad was i see some blue babies and a blueish adult in the mix. Came with 10+ babies though

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Ricarro Zapater
They are completely different to the shrimps pictured in the website

They are completely different to the shrimps pictured in the website. Not the same colors.

Hi Ricarro,

A few notes for anyone reading.

We never received any contact about this. Color concerns are addressed through our Live Arrival Guarantee by emailing support@superiorshrimpaquatics.com with photos.

On the color difference: the shrimp pictured on our product listings are mature adults photographed under optimal aquarium lighting. Two factors significantly affect what you see versus what arrives:

1. Maturity. The shrimp we ship are juveniles and sub-adults. Color saturation develops as they mature. Adult shrimp have significantly deeper, more saturated color than younger animals.

2. Lighting. Aquarium lighting plays a major role in how shrimp colors appear, especially with varieties like Green Venom, Cantaloupe, Red Onyx, and other high-grade morphs that depend on a full color spectrum to display their characteristic coloration. Product photos are taken under high-CRI aquarium lighting designed to bring out true color. Tank lighting at home varies widely in color temperature, spectrum, and intensity. A warm yellow light will mute greens; a cooler white or full-spectrum light will let those colors come through more vividly. Cantaloupe orange and Red Onyx red can also look dramatically different under different light sources.

Mature them in a planted tank with quality full-spectrum lighting and stable parameters. They'll look much closer to the listing photos over time.

John
Superior Shrimp & Aquatics

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TIMOTHY YAZZOLINO
Great colors

Great colors. Will be ordering again from Superior Shrimp & Aquatics

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Anonymous
Good communication and shrimp thank

Good communication and shrimp thank you!

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