Different types of Neocaridina shrimp

[nik_n]

Hello. I recently found my old 3 gallon tank, and because its too small for any fish I decided to give shrimp a go. I did my research regarding the common red cherry shrimp, but I also saw some blue dreams and yellows and so on. I'm new to the shrimp world and I was just wondering if there is any difference in terms of care requirements, breeding and water chemistry. I should mention that I'm only interested in fully coloured shrimp.

Thank you for any advice

 

[StevenF]

Neocaridina is the scientific name for Chery shrimp. Yes they come in several colors. The only issue you need to be aware of is that if you put different color cherry srimp in the tank the dependents we probably will not have the same color as the parent. The dependents may revert to the natural color found in the wild transparent, green, or brown.

As to care and water chemistry I am not aware of any significant difference between between the different colors.