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Cherry shrimp
Selectively bredCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Red cherry / Fire red / Painted fire red

A variant of Cherry shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)

Red cherry / Fire red / Painted fire red

Representative Cherry shrimpphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

A graded series of selectively bred red Neocaridina, from translucent-patchy Red Cherry up through solid Fire Red to opaque, leg-included Painted Fire Red. The hobby's foundational shrimp.

Keeper tips for this variant

Cull pale/translucent individuals to hold grade over generations; on a dark substrate and varied biofilm diet the reds intensify markedly.

This page covers the Red cherry / Fire red / Painted fire red variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Cherry shrimp

Other Shrimp variants

Yellow (Golden Back / Neon Yellow)Blue (Blue Dream / Blue Velvet)Green JadeBlack Rose / ChocolateRiliSakuraBloody MaryOrange Sakura / PumpkinCarbon RiliSnowballRed RiliBlue Rili