Painted Fire Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)

Overview

These are home-bred Painted Fire Red Cherry Shrimp, descended from our original founding female Big Mama.

They are:

• Selectively bred for deep, consistent red colour

• Raised in UK tap water conditions

• Not imported, not mass-produced, not rushed

Each shrimp comes from a stable, multi-generation line.

Why these are different

• Bred and raised in one system

• No transport stress before reaching you

• Adapted to local water parameters

• Selected over generations, not batches

  
  

What you get

• Healthy, active shrimp (approx. 1–2 cm)

• Strong colour (mixed high-grade reds)

  
  

Behaviour

• Constant grazing on surfaces

• Social, active, and visible

• Will breed readily in stable tank

• May form small societies... We are monitoring this.

  
  

Tank requirements:

• Freshwater tank (cycled)

• Temperature: ~15–24°C

• Gentle filtration (sponge filter preferred)

• Plants or hiding spaces recommended

Shipping

• Breather bags

• Insulated packaging

• Heat packs in cold weather

• UK next-day delivery

  
  

⚠️ Notes

• Colour may vary slightly (they are alive)

• Juveniles may be lighter and develop colour over time

• Mixed-grade = still strong colour, just not 'perfect show grade'