September 2007

The shrimp have been introduced to each other.  1 male Red with 1 female wild type and 1 female red with 1 male red type.  They are held in individual 2.5 gallon bare bottom aquariums with a small sponge filter in each.  Java moss has also been added to the aquarium. Both females are saddled […]

As of today I am conducting an experiment with Neocaridina heteropoda. I am going to attempt to describe the genetics of the red coloration found in the Cherry Red Shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda var. Red). I will be crossing the wild type and the red verity of the Neocaridina heteropoda and then crossing the F1 offspring […]

The Cherry Shrimp Gets a New Name: The cherry shrimp (or cherry red shrimp) has been recently described as Neocaridina heteropoda var. red. (Formally Neocaridina denticulata sinensis var. red) This comes as no surprise to those who are active in freshwater aquarium shrimp community. Very little is know scientifically about these shrimp, and as they […]