This is a starter colony of ten Orange Neocaridina — unsexed juveniles around ½–¾ inch — a selectively bred orange color line of the dwarf shrimp Neocaridina davidi, a species native to Taiwan’s vegetated streams and ponds. Ten young shrimp is the right way to start a colony: they settle in together, grow out fast, and begin breeding within a few months. Females reach about 1.5 inches, males about 1 inch, and females carry the deepest orange. Color develops with age, diet, and a darker substrate.
Care. Neocaridina are the hardiest dwarf shrimp available: 65–80 °F (68–76 °F ideal), pH 6.5–8.0, GH 6–12. A colony does well in 5 gallons, with 10 gallons more forgiving. Use a sponge filter or cover the filter intake — shrimplets are tiny and are drawn into unguarded intakes. Prioritize stability over chasing exact numbers: steady parameters, gentle water changes, and minerals if your water is very soft. Shrimp graze biofilm and algae constantly; supplement two or three times weekly with shrimp pellets, blanched vegetables, or leaf litter. Never use copper-based medications in a shrimp tank — copper is lethal to shrimp.
Tank mates. Peaceful nano fish only, and any fish will eat some baby shrimp; heavy moss and plant cover lets a colony sustain itself. NOT COMPATIBLE with other Neocaridina color lines in the same tank if you want to keep the orange grade: the color morphs interbreed freely and offspring revert toward dull wild-type coloring within a few generations.
| Size | Females ~1.5″, males ~1″; shipped ~½–¾” |
| Temp | 65–80 °F (68–76 °F ideal) |
| pH | 6.5–8.0 |
| Tank | 5 gal minimum (colony); 10 gal preferred |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Diet | Biofilm grazer — shrimp pellets, blanched vegetables, leaf litter |
Full care guide: Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi) — dssaquatics.com/resources/species-profiles/neocaridina-davidi/
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