Neocaridina

Different types of Neocaridina heteropoda: Selective breeding has shown its effects for many years in the tropical fish hobby, and now the dwarf shrimp hobby is starting to really reap its benefits.  The Tiger Shrimp (Caridina sp.) is bred in 3 color forms, wild type, blue, and even black.  The Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis has been […]

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 […]