Shrimp care, one question at a time.

Practical guides to setting up a tank, keeping water stable and helping your Neocaridina colony thrive. Start with the basics or go straight to the question on your mind.

Getting Started

Cherry shrimp care: a practical beginner’s guide

Start keeping cherry shrimp with a mature tank, stable water, sensible feeding and a simple maintenance routine.

Tank Setup

How to set up a cherry shrimp tank

Build a beginner-friendly cherry shrimp aquarium, from tank size and filtration to cycling and the final stocking checks.

Water & Maintenance

Neocaridina water parameters: what to test and why

Understand temperature, pH, GH, KH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and TDS without chasing a single perfect number.

Feeding

What do cherry shrimp eat? A practical feeding guide

Choose suitable foods for cherry shrimp, support natural grazing and adjust portions without fouling the aquarium.

Breeding

How to breed cherry shrimp and raise the babies

Give cherry shrimp the stable conditions, food and shelter they need to breed and raise their young in freshwater.

Health & Problems

Why are my cherry shrimp dying? What to check first

Check water quality, oxygen, recent changes and moulting before treating unexplained cherry shrimp deaths.