Everything Neocaridina.
The UK's complete cherry shrimp knowledge base — care, breeding, genetics and honest buying advice from a real breeder. Live shrimp return soon.
The Neocaridina colour map
Every line, every grade — what they are, how they're graded, and how to keep their colour strong. One guide per variant, linked to live stock when it returns.
Red Cherry
The classic — hardy, vivid, beginner-perfect
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Bloody Mary
Deep translucent red from flesh, not shell
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Blue Dream
Rich navy-blue, our most requested line
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Blue Velvet
Lighter sky-blue with a glassy shine
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Blue Diamond
The darkest blue — sapphire to near-black
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Emerald Green
Striking jade-emerald, still rare in the UK
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Green Jade
Deeper forest-green sister line
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Yellow Fire
Neon yellow, glows against dark substrate
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Orange Sakura
Warm pumpkin-orange, very hardy
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Black Rose
Jet black with a deep maroon undertone
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Chocolate
Deep cocoa-brown, the connoisseur's pick
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Snowball
Porcelain white with snow-white eggs
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Red Rili
Two-tone red and clear patterning
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Carbon Rili
Smoke-and-glass monochrome rili
Care guide →Every aspect of the hobby, covered
Eight topic hubs, built to answer every question a UK shrimp keeper will ever type into Google. New guides land every week.
Getting Started
9 live · more comingNew to shrimp keeping? Start here: what cherry shrimp are, what they cost, and how to set up your first colony without the beginner mistakes.
Water & Parameters
10 live · more comingThe UK-specific side of shrimp keeping: what comes out of your tap, what the numbers mean, and how to keep them boringly stable.
Breeding & Genetics
14 live · more comingFrom your first berried female to a colony that doubles every couple of months — plus grading, genetics and selective breeding.
Health & Troubleshooting
13 live · more comingWhen something looks wrong: diagnosis first, panic never. Moulting problems, diseases and the checklist that finds the real cause.
Tank Setup & Kit
16 live · more comingTanks, filters, substrate and tank mates — the kit that matters, the kit that doesn't, and the setups that raise shrimplets.
Plants & Aquascaping
9 live · more comingScaping for shrimp is different: every surface is a buffet and every thicket is a nursery. Layouts and plants that work.
Food & Feeding
9 live · more comingBiofilm first, supplements second. What to feed, how often, and why overfeeding kills more shrimp than starvation ever has.
Buying in the UK
9 live · more comingWhere to buy, what to pay, and how to spot healthy stock — honest advice from the breeding side of the counter.
How to breed cherry shrimp, from first berried female to a thriving colony
The most-searched shrimp topic in the UK — parameters, the berried female, shrimplet survival and the mistakes that quietly kill broods.
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Your tap water matters
US care guides assume American water. Ours are written around what actually comes out of British taps — and what to do about it.
Hard water? You're probably fine straight from the tap. Soft? You'll want to remineralise — our guides show how.
The red grading scale
What "high grade" actually means, from cull to Painted Fire Red.
The full grading guide, with the same scales for blue, green, yellow and black lines, is on its way.
Start with the cornerstones
Crossbreeding & Wild-Type Reversion
Can cherry shrimp crossbreed? Neocaridina colour lines interbreed and revert to wild-type brown; Neocaridina and Caridina can't cross at all. Here's why.
Culling Explained: What, Why & Humane Options
Culling cherry shrimp means removing them from the breeding line, not killing them. What culling is, why breeders do it, and the humane options for the shrimp.
Blanched Vegetables for Shrimp: How-To
How to blanch vegetables for shrimp the right way: a UK breeder on courgette, spinach and nettle, the 30–60 second blanch, weighing down and removing in time.
Be first when the colonies are ready
Our next generation of Blue Dreams, Bloody Marys and Emerald Greens is growing out now. Waitlist members get 48-hour early access and 10% off their first order.