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 they will 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!

Beyond just ordering the packs of shrimp, we also offer them in our combo boxes!

This combo box is designed for optimal health, tank, and breeding conditions for your new Red Onyx Shrimp.

Combo Box will include the following:

Red Onyx Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi), BREDBY: Aquatic Arts
10 shrimp that will range from unsexed juveniles to small males ($137.99)
Aquatic Arts Starter Shrimp Food Pack ($9.99)
Botanical Breeder Combo Pack ($14.99)
Aquatic Art's Choice Live Moss Loose Portion ($9.99)

Planted Tank Combo Box will include the following:

Red Onyx Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi), BREDBY: Aquatic Arts
10 shrimp that will range from unsexed juveniles to small males ($137.99)
Aquatic Arts Starter Shrimp Food Pack ($9.99)
Botanical Breeder Combo Pack ($14.99)
Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum), Aquatic Arts Grown - 3 Pods ($16.99)
Cardinal Plant (Lobelia cardinalis) - 1 Plant ($3.99)
Anubias barteri - Bare Root - 1 Plant ($7.99)
Banana Plant (Nymphoides aquatica) - 1 Plant ($8.99)
Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus) - 1 Bunch ($5.99)
Aquatic Art's Choice Live Moss Loose Portion ($9.99)

If Purchased Separately you would have to pay $172.96 or $216.91 for the contents of this combo box! Start your shrimp tank the right way with this great deal!

The Red Onyx Shrimp shows brilliant hues of maroon and dark red on a chocolate and black base shrimp variant of the popular Neocaridina davidi species! 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 the newest 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 shrimp are 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 be fed multiple times daily.
Aquatic Arts Snowflake Premium Shrimp Food & Aquatic Arts Pollen Granules Premium Shrimp Food are excellent supplements to the diet of any shrimp. Give them a try and your shrimp will thank you for the tasty treat!
Natural Botanicals are 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)

All Aquatic Arts brand plants and animals come with a 100% live arrival guarantee, plus free email support!

Red Onyx Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi), BREDBY: Aquatic Arts

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