Shrimp care guides
What each species actually needs — water parameters, feeding, breeding, tank mates, and what the grade names really mean. Written for UK keepers, and honest about which species are genuinely easy and which are not.
Caridina
Crystal Red Shrimp (CRS)
IntermediateCaridina cantonensis
The step up from Neocaridina, and a genuine one: strikingly banded red and white, and considerably less forgiving. These need soft, acidic, actively m…
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Tiger Shrimp
IntermediateCaridina cf. cantonensis
Clear-bodied shrimp with bold dark banding and orange eyes. The sensible first Caridina — noticeably harder than Neocaridina, but far more forgiving t…
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Taiwan Bee Shrimp
AdvancedCaridina cantonensis
The high end of the hobby — Blue Bolts, Panda, King Kong, Wine Red. Same species as Crystal Reds and kept the same way, but less genetically robust, m…
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Neocaridina
Blue Dream Shrimp
BeginnerNeocaridina davidi
The same species as a Red Cherry, selectively bred to a deep opaque blue. Just as hardy and just as easy — the difficulty is in keeping the colour tru…
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Red Cherry Shrimp
BeginnerNeocaridina davidi
The best starting point in the hobby: hardy, prolific, forgiving of ordinary tap water, and genuinely striking in a planted tank. If you have never ke…
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Snowball Shrimp
BeginnerNeocaridina davidi
An easy, prolific white Neocaridina named for its opaque white eggs, which look like tiny snowballs. As hardy as a Cherry Shrimp, and a good choice fo…
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Other
Amano Shrimp
BeginnerCaridina multidentata
The most effective algae eater in the hobby, and the most misunderstood: hardy, long-lived, sociable — but effectively impossible to breed at home, be…
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Bamboo Shrimp
IntermediateAtyopsis moluccensis
A large, peaceful filter feeder that catches food from the current with fans instead of grazing. Hardy and long-lived, but starves quietly in a tank t…
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