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If you're looking for a new, unique aquarium experience or want to add aquatic pets to your nano aquarium, freshwater shrimp make a great choice. Shrimps has becomes more and more popular among hobbyists because of their undeniable benefits. Keeping shrimps, not only, add more color and live to your tanks , but also t help to keep the tanks clean. Shrimps are scavengers that like to roam around the tanks pick up left over food, biofilms and algae that grow on leaves, surface area in your tanks. Having a small colony of shrimps in your tank can keep your tank clean. Even though, they can adopted to wide range tropical water parameter. It is highly recommended to provide them with the water that close to their natural habitat. Most of Neocaridina shrimps will share same water parameters. Consider our tank water parameters for your home aquarium
GH (General Hardness) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
KH (Carbonate Hardness | 3-4 |
PH | 7-8 |
TDS (Total Dissolve Solid) | 200-250 |
Temperature | 72F |
Ammonia/Nitrate/Nitrate | 0 |
Now that you understand the advantage of keeping shrimps in your aquarium. Which type of shrimps that you pick? Below are our best 5 Bestseller Freshwater Aquarium Shrimps for Beginners.
1. Cherry Shrimp
Fire Red Cherry shrimp has been one of the most popular shrimp in the hobby as they are the first Neocaridina shrimp color morphs created. They are easy to care for and tend to get along with the other tank mates, making them excellent freshwater shrimp for beginners. Found in the waters of Taiwan, Cherry Shrimp are dependable for algae consumption and high breeding potential. Our cherry shrimp are very active and constantly breeding! They come in varying shades of red, have thick shells, and grow one-and-a-half inches in length at most.
Similar to the Cherry shrimp, the Blue Dream shrimp is another Neocaridina shrimp that is aesthetically pleasing. Its deep blue coloration makes it a gorgeous addition of livelihood to a shrimp tank. This is another species that is highly active and breeds quickly and regularly. If you bring a colony of blue shrimp to your beginner shrimp tank, these shrimp are great at helping control algae and waste. Beyond their housekeeping skills, Blue Dream shrimp are small, easy to care for, and simple to breed.
3. Yellow Golden Back Shrimps
Yellow Golden Back shrimp are a higher grade of Neon Yellow Shrimp that feature a brilliant, neon yellow "racing" stripe down the back. Their gorgeous coloration draws the eye directly to these dynamic little shrimp and adds charm and cheer to any aquarium set-up. These shrimp look great, clean your tank, and are a blast to watch! They are very active and breed quickly. We generally ship young adult shrimp that are already of breeding age. Golden Back Yellow Shrimp are fairly adaptable creatures that can live in almost any freshwater aquarium with the right water parameters. Younger shrimp may have not reached their full potential yet and will grow into a bright yellow color as long as they are comfortable in the tank. Lower intensity lighting and dark substrate also helps them achieve the most vibrant yellows.
4. Orange Sunkist
The Orange Sunkist Shrimp is a color variant of the Fire Red Shrimp. It was created by breeding Fire Red Shrimp for their most vibrant and complete orange coloration possible. Through this selective breeding, the line has become very stable and consistent in its coloring; it ranges from a light yellow-orange to an almost red-orange coloration.
If you’re looking for the ultimate freshwater aquarium shrimp for beginners, our Skittle Pack comes with various Neocaridina shrimp. Our Assorted Neocaridia Skittle Pack make a great pair for beginner shrimp hobbyists. The pack will consist of a random assortment from the following list:
Cherry shrimp
Blue Dream shrimp
Yellow Golden-back shrimp
Blue Rili shrimp
Carbon Rili shrimp
Black Rose shrimp
Red Rili shrimp
Bloody Mary shrimp
This pack is great for beginners and hobbyists that enjoy a tank with a variety of colors. However, keep in mind that crossbreeding Neocaridina Shrimp will produce "wild-type" Neocaridina shrimp (brownish color) down the line. To maintain the look of the skittle tank, culling these wild-type shrimp is needed. If your goal is to line-breed shrimp, we recommend sticking with one color per tank.
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