About the species

This is a temporary batch of sorted shrimp from our most recent grading. The individuals are offspring from the Neocaridina family and may be yellow, red, blue, white, orange or green in varying grades. The batch varies from time to time and is sold while stock lasts.

Facts

• Latin name: Neocaridina davidi
• Common name: Shrimp 💛❤️💙🤍🧡💚 Assorted
• Size: Up to 3 cm
• Lifespan: Up to 2 years

Behavior

Shrimp 💛❤️💙🤍🧡💚 Assorted is a very peaceful and active shrimp that thrives best in a group. It can be kept together with other peaceful shrimp, snails and calm fish species that require similar water values.

Reproduction

• Females usually release up to 40 fully developed shrimplets
• New broods arrive roughly every 4–6 weeks
• The species breeds readily in fresh water under stable conditions

Feeding

Shrimp 💛❤️💙🤍🧡💚 Assorted is primarily a grazer and feeds on:

• Biofilm
• Algae
• Organic material

Feel free to supplement with:

• A quality shrimp food
• Smaller amounts of protein food

Aquarium

• Minimum aquarium size: 20 litres
• Substrate: Shrimp gravel

Difficulty level

🟢 Easy

Recommendation

Sorted shrimp are an affordable way to fill an aquarium with active grazers. The colours will mix in coming generations, so the batch suits an aquarium where appearance may vary freely rather than a dedicated breeding colony.