How to keep it properly
Do not place in sterile tanks. They need flow, micro-particulate food, and areas where they can filter continuously.
Shrimp profile
Bamboo Shrimp
A fan-feeding ornamental shrimp that depends on current, suspended food, and secure elevated perches.
ShrimpFilter feederSpecialistFlow
What to feed and how to condition
Powdered invertebrate foods, fine fry foods, spirulina dust, and natural suspended organics.
Where it fits
Suitable with peaceful fish and shrimp that will not outcompete or harass them.
What breeding really asks of you
Larval rearing is difficult and similar in challenge to Amano-style development.
Related species
Keep researching before you stock
NEOCARIDINA
Cherry Shrimp
The best entry point into freshwater shrimp keeping, breeding readily in stable, mineral-supported planted tanks.
ShrimpBeginnerPeaceful colony shrimp
- Tank
- 20 L+
- Temp
- 20-25 C
- pH
- 6.5-7.8
- School
- 10+
NEOCARIDINA
Blue Dream Shrimp
A selectively bred Neocaridina line valued for deep, even blue saturation and easy colony management.
ShrimpBeginnerPeaceful colony shrimp
- Tank
- 20 L+
- Temp
- 20-25 C
- pH
- 6.6-7.8
- School
- 12+
CARIDINA MULTIDENTATA
Amano Shrimp
The gold standard algae-management shrimp for planted aquariums, larger and tougher than dwarf shrimp.
ShrimpBeginnerPeaceful active grazer
- Tank
- 45 L+
- Temp
- 20-27 C
- pH
- 6.5-7.6
- School
- 6+