Introduction

We are extremely proud to offer our very own Aquatic Arts Bred line of the Red Onyx Shrimp!

USA bred shrimp right in our facility means healthier shrimp that have never been shipped before and have grown up in our care from hatching. These shrimp will be hardier, will acclimate better to your tank, and you will be more successful with them because theywill only go through the stress of shipping one time from their grow out tank to yours! These will be young shrimp, as young shrimp not only ship better, but they will adjust to new water parameters better than adults.

***Average purchase size:1/6 – 3/4 inch (0.4 – 1.9 cm)***

Breeding shrimp is also a great way to help support your hobby! Neocaridina shrimp reproduce pretty quickly and the fry grow quickly when the conditions are just right for them. Help support your hobby by breeding shrimp and selling them!

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The Red Onyx Shrimp shows brilliant hues of maroon and dark red on a chocolate and black base shrimp variant of the popularNeocaridina davidispecies! Females of this color variant will be much more colorful than the males. Most males will not exhibit the rusty red coloration, but most females will. This is one of thenewest forms in the ever-growing varieties of this hardy, easy-to-keep dwarf shrimp species. This color gene is still too new to breed true the vast majority of the time so colors may vary upon arrival but they will all be from the colony we are breeding.

These shrimpare young(around 1/6 inch to 3/4 inch in length), but will grow up to be 1 inch on average as fully grown adults. Young shrimp will ship and acclimate better to your aquarium. Just be weary when adding them to a tank with fish as some fish may find these young shrimp as food.

Some of the younger shrimp have not reached their full potential yet and will become brighter in color as long as they are comfortable in the tank. Lower intensity lighting and dark substrate also helps them achieve the brightest coloration.

What We Like About This Shrimp:

• Healthier, hardier, and will adjust to your tank better than other shrimp
• Distinctive rusty red on a maroon to dark brown/black base
• Completely peaceful with all non-aggressive tankmates
• Safe with all plants
• Excellent scavenger

***All of the shrimp sold from this listing are born and raised at our facility***

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

• Minimum tank size:2 gallons, recommended 10 gallon minimum for a colony
• Temperature: 64 – 78 F (17.8 – 25.5 C)
• pH: 6.8 – 7.5
• dGH: 6 – 15
• dKH: 0 – 10
• TDS: 180 – 400

CARE GUIDELINES:

• Diet: Scavenger that feeds continually. Requires very little feeding in a well-established aquarium containing algae, biofilm, or decaying plant matter. In less mature aquariums, high quality dry foods with high plant content can befed multiple times daily.
• Aquatic Arts Snowflake Premium Shrimp Food&Aquatic Arts Pollen Granules Premium Shrimp Foodare excellent supplements to the diet of any shrimp. Give them a try and your shrimp will thank you for the tasty treat!
• Natural Botanicalsare a great way to boost the immune system of your shrimp and they will also provide lots of essential biofilm for the shrimp to graze on.
• Social behavior: Peaceful. A small group can continually replenish and grow its population
• Origin: Tank-bred in our facility, but wild populations indigenous to Taiwan
• Average adult size: 1 – 1.5 inches (2.5 – 3.8 cm)
• Average purchase size: 1/6 – 3/4 inch (.4 – 1.9 cm)

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