The Ultimate Red Cherry Shrimp Care Guide For Beginners!

Let's delve into the ultimate beginner's guide to caring for Red Cherry Shrimp, those vibrant little creatures in the aquarium hobby. Join me on this journey as I share my years of experience and knowledge with you.
Characteristics: Red Cherry Shrimp are small, peaceful, and colorful freshwater shrimp, perfect for beginners. They reach about 1.5 inches in size and live for 1 to 2 years. They are detritivores, meaning they eat various things like biofilm, dead plant matter, and more, and they prefer stable conditions.
Grading & Selection: Red Cherry Shrimp come in different grades, depending on their redness and opacity. Grades range from Ordinary Red Cherry to Bloody Mary. Selecting the right grade depends on your goals, budget, and tank.
Tank Setup & Water Parameters: Red Cherry Shrimp can thrive in small tanks, but breeding requires a 10-gallon tank or larger. Stable water parameters with a pH of 6.5 to 8.0 and a temperature around 72°F (22°C) are ideal. Use a sponge filter and consider a planted tank for their well-being.
Feeding: Red Cherry Shrimp are detritivores, but providing a diverse diet is crucial for their health. Consider products like BacterAE, Shrimp Baby, Mineral Junkie, and Shrimp Dinner, along with algae wafers, blanched vegetables, and frozen foods. Moderation is key.
Breeding: Breeding Red Cherry Shrimp requires patience, high-grade shrimp, proper male-to-female ratios, and suitable tank conditions. They breed every 30 days, and a well-established tank is essential.
Tank Mates: Red Cherry Shrimp can co-exist with peaceful tank mates like snails and nano fish, but avoid large fish or cichlids. If breeding, keep them in a species-only tank or consider Otocinclus Catfish as compatible tank mates.
Caring for Red Cherry Shrimp is a rewarding hobby that offers insights into these fascinating creatures. Remember to prioritize their health, patience, and enjoy the journey into the world of shrimp keeping! Good luck on your shrimp-keeping adventure!
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[@shrimplycanadian]

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[@TOMSON999]

Seems fairly shrimpel

[@EireFirst2024]

🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@dannyrodmotivator]

10/10

[@trentcampbell7652]

This comment is the best thing I have seen all year I couldn’t even breathe 😂

[@TOMSON999]

@@trentcampbell7652 hmm you could say I’m krilling it with the crustacean puns but that might be shrimpossable

[@chatterboxblonde6095]

😂😂😂 I LOL’d at this

[@charlesren4888]

Clarification: highest cherry shrimp grade is painted fire red. Bloody Mary is from a different shrimp line called “chocolate”. So although both are red, PFR and Bloody Mary come from different lines

[@shrimplycanadian]

Thank you for the clarification :) It seems that there are a lot that just consider it a higher grade maybe because of the overall colour vs a pattern like Red Rili.

[@Shromp.shrimp]

Absolutely amazing vid!!!!

[@shrimplycanadian]

Thank you!!

[@RWAquariumPages]

very detailed video for shrimp keepers! love this video! can't wait to watch some more of your videos! new sub here!

[@shrimplycanadian]

Thank you for the kind words and sub!

[@TheStormRogue]

a 5 gallon works too for breeding. I've got a few berried females in my 5 gallon.

[@swiftfeather147]

Ngl I Love The striped look if low grade cherries

[@EireFirst2024]

I have a 60 litre planted,walstad tank in the bedroom with small fish & pepper corys ,think I'm going to try some cherries..thanks for the video 👍🏻👍🏻

[@shrimplycanadian]

You're welcome and best of luck :)

[@BrljoMrljo]

i was looking to get some fish for my Cherries and I might try with ottos. Cool.

[@shrimplycanadian]

Otoa will take up the bottom of your tank. S Depending on your tank size, Guppies, tetras and Rasboras make excellent tank mates.

[@MicheleDoenges]

You have a really similar speaking pattern to Guga Foods. Very soothing.

[@shrimplycanadian]

Thank you very much 😊

[@lesteraguada2293]

Very informative video! May I just ask what would happen if you breed lower grades with higher ones? Would that mean that the genes of the lower grades could improve as well? Thanks.

[@shrimplycanadian]

The babies can be a mix of high and low grades but more on the side of lower grade. This is why breeders will only keep high grades only to ensure they don't get lower grade shrimp. Otherwise over time the lower grades will take over the tank

[@Staggo_L]

Hi! 😃 Excellent video, so I subscribed and rang the bell. I’m gearing up to stocking my first shrimps, as companions to a plakat betta. My only concern is dealing with breeding and culling, specifically getting rid of overstock and unwanted coloration. No store nor club need yet another source for red cherry shrimp, and mailing shrimp is just not happening. I could kill them and feed them back into the tank. I do that with snails in another tank, and the fish love them. Anyway, at this point I’d like to hear from your average one tank fish keepers who tend shrimp.

[@shrimplycanadian]

There is a possibility your betta may kill them all. Plakat Betta's, from what I've read are more aggressive. I had a long finned Betta in my early days and it wiped out my Ghost Shrimp. When I put it with Amano's, they hid under the driftwood and never came out. I initially thought they had died too until I moved the Betta out of the tank and 5 appeared from hiding. If you're getting into breeding shrimp, one tank is not enough. You require at least 3 because over time you have to shift them around as you don't want them breeding with each other after a particular batch, I believe the 3rd round . You need to move them over to the next tank so they have new shrimp tank mates to breed with. I personally have a cull tank with culls from my other tanks and it's now a skittle shrimp. I personally don't kill my shrimp. If you're not worried about breeding them since you're not really selling them as you mentioned no one wants them, then just leave them be in the tank. If you decide to keep them with your Betta, it will take care of some of the babies and so you shouldn't have a population issue. The main thing is to have a separate tank because if your Betta is aggressive, you will need to move your shrimp out of the tank to the other one or they're all going to get killed resulting in you wasting your money. Best of luck in your shrimp keeping and let me know what you decide to do :)

[@Staggo_L]

@@shrimplycanadian Wow. Great info to think over. Thanks for your time. 🙂

[@shrimplycanadian]

@@Staggo_L You're welcome 😃

[@aliifghjkl]

What creature lay the white eggs found on the hardscape throughout the video? Likes the ones in 4:03 My tank got the same thing and I'm curious.

[@shrimplycanadian]

Those are Nerite Snail eggs. Those eggs will never hatch as they need brackish water. To remove them, use your trimming scissors or some sort of brush to scrape them off.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Good video. I bought Cherry and Amano shrimps. The Amanos are doing fine but the Cherries all died within three weeks. I can't work out why they died? The water parameters seemed good. The tank was cycled and had been going for about two months. The tank was bought new and no copper has been used. Lots of real plants and just a few White cloud mountain minnows for company. The minnows showed very little interest in the shrimps.

[@shrimplycanadian]

Did you do a water test to test for ammonia and nitrite? Also, how did you acclimate them to your tank (drip acclimate or 20 minutes in the bag, similar to fish)? Were your water parameters and the place you bought them from very different? What are the chances they were using mineralized RO water instead of regular water? The last two questions, you will need to ask your local fish store. Note: Adult shrimp find it hard to acclimate to new settings while it's easier for juvenile shrimp. There's always a chance of losing 1 or 2 but in your case with the whole batch, there's something that's not quite right. Look at joining this FB group as it's almost 50K of shrimp keepers. They may also be able to offer additional input. facebook.com/groups/AquariumShrimpKeeping

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

@@shrimplycanadian Thank you for your reply. I do test with test strips. All seemed ok. Ph is around 8 as the water is very hard here. I acclimated them by adding a pipette of tank water every 10 mins over the course of about an hour. It was a few days before any of them died. My only theory is that they were in bad condition when I bought them? The shop didn't have many left and when I went there a week later there was a new batch of shrimps added to the tank. I am currently cycling a small shrimp only tank. When it's ready I'll try again with just a few...

[@AsianAmericanGuy]

I'm new into shrimp keeping. Should I separate all the babys from the elder shrimps I heard inbreeding siblings will end bad

[@shrimplycanadian]

If you are interested in breeding them and going down that route, separating them into different tanks will help to keep them from breeding with each other. At that point, you can introduce new shrimp to those tanks as well. If you're just wanting to keep shrimp, you can leave them the way they are. Over time the population can revert back to the WILD TYPE colouration which is like a greenish brown. If you introduce new shrimp from time to time to the same tank, you'll always have some new offspring.

[@dinoexpert1498]

:)

[@naopak259]

Give us blue yellow pumpkin videos 😅

[@shrimplycanadian]

Will do! There are two on Blue Velvet Shrimp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imqYfWaBhaujmLcsi=rI5NXToTAm3zU22y and kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2fHqnZvn9dobqssi=gOPjDGsPDOwliwKb (Aquascape for Blue Velvet Shrimp)

[@udaydas6291]

Which water do you use? mineralized water or tap water?😊

[@shrimplycanadian]

Tap water which is dechlorinated and stored in a container like a reservoir. After 3 days, only then I fill my tanks accordingly. I never go straight from tap to my tanks as the temperature and PH can easily fluctuate.

[@udaydas6291]

@@shrimplycanadian What is your gh kh of tap water?

[@GreenPleco]

Wow 1.5 inches? I always thought they where less than one inch.

[@shrimplycanadian]

Females are usually on the larger side, males not so much.

[@varodragon14]

For food, are all 4 products required for a new shrimp only tank?

[@shrimplycanadian]

No you don't need all 4. Bacter AE or powdered fish flakes (grind up the flakes in a coffee grinder or mortar) work best to grow biofilm fast in a new tank. Shrimp Baby if you know you have baby shrimp as they need the food to come to them. Shrimp Dinner works well as a solid food but can also be switched around with Hikari algae wafers from time to time.

[@varodragon14]

@@shrimplycanadian oh didnt know about the fish flakes being ground up to help with bio film! How many do u recommend for a 5 gal tank to start for red cherry? I think u mentioned 3 to 1 ratio of females to males?

[@shrimplycanadian]

@@varodragon14 3 females for every 1 male if you plan on breeding a large colony. You can start with 6 and see how that goes. If you watch my recent update on my Orange Shrimp Tank (long form video), you'll get an idea of how I started with a small colony and where it's at now.

[@varodragon14]

@@shrimplycanadian is tetra an ok brand for fish flakes? I see ones meant for goldfish, betta then koi and tropical. Plus pleco wafers. So many times getting confused 😅😅

[@shrimplycanadian]

@@varodragon14 If you're referring to Tetramin, I have the same brand as well which I've been using for the past 2 years now. I ground my flakes to powder and that's how I feed my shrimp and fish. Plus powdered fish flakes can build biofilm really quickly.

[@OntarioBirding7538]

8:29 what is that shrimp eating there?

[@shrimplycanadian]

That was the leftover skin from a cucumber slice.

[@OntarioBirding7538]

@@shrimplycanadian oh heh

[@OntarioBirding7538]

How much are the glasgarten foods

[@shrimplycanadian]

Check my Amazon Store in the profile.

[@OntarioBirding7538]

@@shrimplycanadian ok’

[@OntarioBirding7538]

@@shrimplycanadian oh my gosh everything is so expensive

[@shrimplycanadian]

@@OntarioBirding7538 They do last a very long time as you only need to use it about once a week and an extremely small amount. One container can easily last over a year.

[@OntarioBirding7538]

@@shrimplycanadian okay, good to know!

[@raptor5593]

White fuzzy on my shrimp face what I do?

[@shrimplycanadian]

Your shrimp probably has Scutariella Japonica, Scut for short, which is a parasite. In small numbers, they are unlikely to cause any serious harm but if it gets worse, they can infect the gills of the shrimp. This is something that can even spread to your other shrimp so you may want to treat the entire tank to be safe. You can use aquarium salt to treat this parasite. Instructions: Take 1 tablespoon of the freshwater aquarium salt per 5 gallons of water (increase dosage as needed). Water changes each week of 20%. Remove molts for the next 2-3 weeks.

[@raptor5593]

@@shrimplycanadian thx

[@seb0rn739]

1:58 That's not quite correct. In Neocaridina davidi breeding there are two big breeding routes, red and chocolate. The Red Cherry aka Red Fire shrimp is the first stage of the red route. So far the highest grade in the red route are the Fire Red, Sakura and Kanoko srimps in all their variations. The Bloody Mary shrimp is actually an offshoot of the chocolate route, like Schoko, Black Rose and Blue Dream. So no, Bloody Mary shrimp are not part of the Red Cherry breeding route! The red colour of Bloody Mary has a completely different genotypic and phenotypic origin, as you even mentioned yourself (it has a transparent exoskeleton and red flesh whereas shrimp breeds from the red route have red exoskeletons!). Don't put Bloody Mary into the same tank as Sakura or other Red Cherry offshoots! Mixing the red and chocolate route will result in colourless wild-type shrimps.