Common Names: Yellow Shrimp

Scientific Name: Neocaridina heteropoda (var. Yellow) Old name: Neocaridina denticulata sinensis (var. Yellow)

Availability in the UK: Ade says, "UK Availability is poor but improving. I believe that APJ is breeding these, and there is a seller on ebay importing from Germany and reselling them on."

Origin:The Yellow shrimp was developed in Germany and was first released to the public around 2000. It is a mutation, none are known to occure in nature.

Overview: Yellow shrimp rquire exactly the same care as Red Cherry shrimp. They are very undemanding and as long as extremes are avoided in water parameters, they should do well. The Yellow shrimp is a wounderful addition to a planted tank. The vibriant yellow color is a nice contrast to the green plant material.

Incompatible Shrimp: Non-aggressive, but should not be kept with any other Neocaridina sp.

Feeding: Not a picky eater, it will almost anything offered. Like other Neocaridina, they love algae.

Sexing: The females are usually larger and more colorful.

Breeding: Very easy to breed, keep in mind they are just a different color variety of the Red Cherry shrimp.

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