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Red cherry shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
Documented form: Red Cherry
3 cm
Adult size
20 L
Minimum volume
5
Minimum group
—
Lifespan
Size: body length.
Water parameters
Understand these valuesHardness (GH): not given by the sources
Carbonate hardness (KH): not given by the sources
- Genus
- Neocaridina
- Diet
- detritivore
- Social life
- colony
- Activity
- diurnal
- Adult habitat
- fresh water
- Breeding
- in fresh water
In the wild
Overview
The red cherry is a red line of Neocaridina davidi, not a separate species. This small shrimp roams plants and decor, where it picks part of its food. This page presents the trade strain without artificially splitting the species by colour.
- Scientific name
- Neocaridina davidi (Bouvier, 1904)
- Classification
- Decapoda › Atyidae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
East Asia: China, Korea and Japan
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Rivers and lakes
It lives in the fresh waters of East Asia, at very variable temperatures (4 to 28 °C) and a pH of 6 to 8. The red cherry is a red aquarium-bred line of the species, not a separate species.
Behaviour
Peaceful and lively, it lives in colonies near the bottom and is active by day. It explores plants and decor in search of debris and biofilm. Being small, it hides when larger neighbours are around and ignores other species.
In the aquarium
Care and setup
Keep it in a group in a planted tank with roots and fine hiding places. Large fish can catch it; the young especially benefit from protective decor.
Feeding
It eats algae, microorganisms and plant debris, topped up if needed with shrimp food.
Breeding
The whole cycle can take place in fresh water. The young hatch fully formed and quickly explore the surfaces of the tank.
Sources:Fishipedia GBIF · Base map: Natural Earth