Red Cherry Shrimp
COMMON NAME : Red Cherry Shrimp
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Neocaridina denticulata sinensis (red)
ADULT SIZE : 1 - 1 1/4 inches
WATER PARAMETERS : Very adaptable but prefers PH between 6.8 and 7.8 with medium to hard water.
FOOD REQUIREMENTS : Algae, fish food (flake, pellets, just about any commercial fish food with no added copper.)
ORIGIN : Taiwan (this red variety does not occur naturally anywhere, but originally bred in Taiwan.
Wild form occurs in Southern China and Taiwan)
The red cherry shrimp is a red color variation of the dwarf shrimp
Neocaridina denticulata sinensis, which originates in southern China, Taiwan and northern Vietnam.
The red variety of the shrimp was originally bred in Taiwan.
The red color variation of N. denticulata sinensis does not occur in the wild.
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