February 15, 2010

Red Cherry Shrimp

Scientific Name - Neocaridina heteropoda (var Red )
Common Name - Red Cherry Shrimp (RCS)
RCS is one of the most popular dwarf shirmp in the aquahobby and are very easy to care for in home freshwater aquarium. They will adapt to wide range of water conditions and will thrive in the same conditions as common aquarium fish, these cute little critters should be kept in colonies, they enjoy sitting on plant leaves and munch on film of algae and micro organism formed on plant leaves, Females are more colorful compared to male of the same species. The photo below is of a adult male RCS sitting on leaves of Windelov fern in my aquarium.

44 comments:

  1. A fun picture of a delightful (characterful) looking little creature as well as being informative.

    Lucy

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  2. hi anthony, thanks for visiting. ^0^
    you have a very nice blog and the pictures here are captivating indeed, i was hoping to be your follower but couldn't find one, ^0^
    i'll be sure to re-visit your site again...

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  3. Oh wow what can I say this is perfect!

    Ceiling Fan

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  4. Gorgeous! I have never seen a mini-shrimp. Must be very practical to have a shrimp that will eat the algae in the aquarium.

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  5. Nice shot! And what an extremely useful little fella! Greetings from Italy via MyWorld!

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  6. Anthony: Neat photo of the Red Cherry Shrimp. You should add a link back to My World for a post on that Meme.

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  7. Hmmm. Intriguing critter. Not cuddly but definitely interesting.

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  8. Wow what a unique capture and makes me rethink my Shrimp Alfredo _ and i mean that

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  9. That's a great picture! It can't be easy, shooting through glass and water, but you did a wonderful job - and he's extremely cute!

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  10. aloha,

    that was very unique, loved the information and photo

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  11. Very interesting one. Neat shot.

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  12. What a great capture! The color and light are so good...very impressive in my opinion.

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  13. O red cherry shrimp,
    we shall not eat you for lunch—
    you’re too cute to munch!


    Panama hats on red car!

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  14. Hmmmmmmm, a most amazing post and wonderful photo. Lots of good info here too today.

    My question is tho...is it edible? I love shrimp on my plate. Not that I'd eat YOUR shrimp from your aquarium tho....



    10 ALBUM COVERS = =scroll below my Tuesday's Heads or Tails meme to find my Ruby Tuesday.

    Have a great day!!

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  15. Where do you get to buy them?
    Such a lovely shot!

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  16. Thank you all for your wonderful comments,

    @ arabesque
    thanks for point it out, some of my widgets got deleted while i was trying to make some changes, its back now

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  17. @ Randi
    it sure is practical to have these little critters, they are scavengers in nature and since they are bottom feeders they eat all the left overfood and help maintain the water quality and they are know for their ability to keep the aquarium algae free

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  18. @ Jay
    Thanks, it was not easy to get a decent shot, they are extremely shy creatures and prefer dark areas of the aquarium, many come out from their hideout only when the lights are out, i had to use a bait (fish food) for this to come close to the glass

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  19. these are very small shrimp's, an adult grows to a size of 1cm - 1.5 cm from head to tail

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  20. A fascinating little creature and a vibrant and delightful photograph.

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  21. He is wonderful .Thanks for sharing

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  22. Very nice macro dear Anthony! I didn't know there were dwarf shrimps that we could keep in our home aquariums. Thank you for this very interesting post.

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  23. I maintain a small aquarium but after losing crab after crab after crab, I got tired and afraid; hence I don't want to get a shrimp for fear that it wouldn't last long either.

    Great snap.

    My water is at http://ewok1993.wordpress.com

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  24. Cool looking critter! Great macro shot.

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  25. Wow, I would lvoe to have that in our freshwater tank. Great photo

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  26. Great stuff Anthony. Most people, myself included, never see shrimp in the wild.

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  27. Thanks Muge Tekil, there are many other species of dwarf shrimps available that you can keep in fresh water aquariums, i had posted a photo of another dwarf shrimp few days back, look for the Amano shrimp post

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  28. Photo cache, these shrimps are very easy to keep and maintain, you might want to give it a try

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  29. Eileen, Eden, Jbar, awarewriter and Aunti E, thanks for stoping by and for your comments

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  30. that's a cute little creature! He feels like a king sitting on top of the algae.

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  31. I suppose it would be heresy to mention a little cocktail sauce..
    (bwaaa ha ha ha ha. I don't eat crustaceans so he's safe with me!)

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  32. Such a lovely creature. Very beautiful shot!

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  33. I've never seen one 'in the wild' before. Neat shot!

    Lovin' Macro Monday,
    Cameo @-->-->---
    www.cameoroze.blogspot.com

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  34. Hey Samson, great bit of scientific info and nicely shot!

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  35. Thank you all for your wonderful comments :)

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  36. I would also like to know if red cherry shrimp are edible (tho yes, cute)... Someone asked me and I didn't have the answer and couldn't find it online anywhere. Thanks

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