Orange Sakura Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)

Parámetros de cuidado

Temperatura

18–26 °C

pH

6.5–8

Dureza GH

6–15 dGH

Tamaño adulto

2–2.5 cm

Tanque mínimo

20 L

Capa de nado

Bottom — grazing plants and hardscape

Dificultad

Fácil

Temperamento

Extremely peaceful

Descripción de la especie

Orange Shrimp, known in Asia as the Sunkist morph, is a bright tangerine selection of Neocaridina davidi bred from the same Taiwanese and Japanese lines that produced the red cherry. The orange grade is surprisingly recent — dedicated orange lines only stabilized in the early 2000s — and good specimens show a saturated, opaque orange over the entire body with no wild-type banding. It reaches 2-2.5 cm, grazes biofilm continuously, and shares the species' famous tolerance: 18-26 °C, pH 6.5-8.0 and moderate hardness all suit it. In the aquarium it is an active daytime cleaner that works moss, wood and leaf litter, and it breeds as readily as the red form — females carry 20-30 eggs and the young hatch as miniature adults. A group of ten or more will establish quickly; just keep colors separated, because all N. davidi morphs interbreed and mixed colonies drift back toward the wild brown form within a few generations.

Biotopo natural

Hábitat

Any stable freshwater community aquarium

Corriente

Gentle current

Oxígeno disuelto

Moderate oxygen

Paisaje y equipo

Sustrato

Fine inert gravel or shrimp-safe sand

Decoración dura

Java moss and driftwood for grazing

Plantas

Dense moss and fine-leaf plants

Temperamento, dieta y compañeros

Sociabilidad

Groups of 10 or more

Dieta

Algae and biofilm grazer; color foods keep hues intense

Compañeros recomendados

• Other Neocaridina davidi morphs — Interbreed — keep one color per tank for pure lines
• Small peaceful community fish — Adults survive; provide moss for shrimplets
• Otocinclus and small plecos — Peaceful algae crew with identical water needs
• Freshwater snails — Complementary cleanup, no aggression

Evitar con

• Copper-based medications — Lethal to all invertebrates
• Large-mouthed fish — Angelfish, gouramis and cichlids will eat shrimp
• Different N. davidi colors — Cross-breeding produces drab wild-type offspring

Cría y notas

Dimorfismo sexual

Females grow larger and deeper with a bright orange saddle visible before spawning; males are slimmer, smaller and noticeably paler.

Método de cría

Breeds continuously in freshwater. The female molts, releases pheromones to attract males, then carries 20-30 orange-green eggs under her abdomen for roughly three weeks. Free-swimming larval stage absent — hatchlings are miniature adults feeding on biofilm and fine powder.

Preguntas frecuentes