Neocaridina

‼️NO COPPER‼️

Disclaimer: I got these levels by finding multiple sources and rounding the the numbers

6.5-7.5

6-8dgh / 17-150ppm

2-6dkh / 35-100ppm

65-78F / 18-25C

3g / 11L

Keep in mind that the animals may have been born and raised in different parameters, so it’s possible these may not be the best fit

neocaridina davidi

Cherry shrimp

Atyidae

F 1.5in / 3.8cm

M 1in / 2.5cm

1-2 years

some times 3 years

omnivore

They benefit from a high calcium diet, because they need calcium to molt.

Picking up debris/food is the tank

Sarcafaces

peaceful

shoaling

Low

Low

Beginner friendly

Notes:

Copper has a 100% morality rate at 0.02–0.03 ppm.

Molting

Eukarya - Domain of life whose cells have nuclei

Animalia - animals

Arthropod - invertebrates with jointed exoskeletons

Malacostraca - Largest class of crustaceans

Atyidae - Family of crustaceans

Neocaridina - group of shrimp

After molting a Neocaridina shrimp will mate. Then the female will hold onto their eggs in a pouch under their abdomen for 2-4 weeks, this is called being “berried”. While she is berried, she will use her “swimmerets” to aerate the eggs, this is called “brooding”. berried mothers may sometimes burrow if stressed.

Brooding

Laying eggs

Molting

This is not a Neocaridina, this is a caridina. But they molt the same.

Gestation period:

2-4 weeks

Depending on the temperature, diet and health of the female. Warmer water to speed up the process and colder can slow it down

Offspring count:

20-30 fry

Offspring survival rate:

High

Since there is no larval stage

Neos come from rice, patties, ponds, streams etc from China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. They were first described scientifically by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1904. The shrimp were brought to the pet trade in 1990s.