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Elevate your freshwater aquarium with our Painted Fire Red Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi var. "Fire Red"), known as the high-grade cherry shrimp variant. These mesmerizing shrimp captivate with their fire red coloration. Although these freshwater shrimp are stunning they're also hardy in nature and relatively easy to care for, these shrimp are perfect for both beginners and seasoned aquarists. With their adaptable disposition, they thrive in a variety of tank setups, effortlessly enhancing any tank whether their fully planted tanks or community setups. Not just stunning, Painted Fire Red Shrimp also serve a practical purpose as they're great algae eaters helping to keep your tank clean and balanced. Breeding readily in suitable conditions, they offer a fascinating glimpse into the natural world of aquatic reproduction. These shrimp are one of the highest grades with a step up above Fire Red Shrimp. Below you can see the grading scale for this variety of shrimp.
The grading of cherry shrimp is as follows:
Cherry shrimpin general refers to the lowest grade of Red Neocaridina aquarium shrimp. Regular cherry shrimp are generally pretty clear.
Sakura cherry shrimp are a more intense red color. While still possessing clear patches, Sakura shrimp are more solid in color than regular cherry shrimp.
Fire red shrimp is the next grade and refers to shrimp that are completely red. Fire Red shrimp are the second to highest grade.
Painted fire red shrimp are completely solid in color and have no transparent patches. Painted fire red shrimp usually have red legs as well.
All arrived alive and well. Nice coloring on all of them. There seems to be a mix of male and female, based on my amateur sleuthing.
Glad I finally added shrimp to my betta tank. She is a pretty laid back betta so I was hoping for a smooth transition and it was. Now the shrimp do not even try to scurry away when she comes near. They were all eating off the shrimp wafer together. They are fun to watch darting around and trying to find in the tank!
Painted Fire Red Shrimp
Everything arrived perfectly safe and well packaged!
The shrimp were well packaged and retained some food for travel. Using drip acclimation, I lost none, and they are thriving.
Arrived alive and healthy, they look great in my tank
do not purchase from this company they do not care about the fish they sell, sent me 5 males and 1 female adult fish . They are clueless.
Shrimp came in 3 days late due to FedEx delays but were all alive and healthy.
You guys are the best! I received 12 beautiful painted fire red shrimps, and 3 tiny babies. They arrived very healthy and happy. This is the second 10 pack I bought because of how great the first one was. I’m a VERY happy returning customer, probably for life!!! Thank you guys so much.
I've ordered from Flip a few times, and it's always been great. The shrimp are packaged with care, they're healthy and active, their colors are beautiful, and there are never any DOAs.
They were happy, all alive……great shipping experience
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All of them arrived alive and the color on these guys is awesome.
I believe they might have been mislabeled as painted fire reds. I had a feeling the price might have been a bit low for true PFRs, but I trusted the label based on the reputation you guys have built through your videos, which I’ve been watching for a long time.
In hindsight, if they’d been listed as high-grade cherries with some racing stripes, I probably still would have gone for them, but at least I’d have known what to expect. The color on some of these is quite light, with see-through shells and inconsistent leg coloration, which doesn’t quite match the standards for PFRs.
I’m moving them over to my display tank now while I wait for a different batch of PFRs to arrive. I’d be happy to send some photos of what I received versus what I expected if it helps for future reference.
Thanks for all the great content and the work you do for the community. Just wanted to share my experience in case it’s helpful.
Coloration exceeded my expectations! These shrimp have become the focal point of my newly established tank. The color “pops” and your eyes are drawn to them. Awesome!
Order came in just as advertised. All shrimp were in good health.
I shopped around and clearly Flip Aquatics has the best selection at the most competitive prices. I am thoroughly impressed by the quality of shrimp that I received (10+2). As of two weeks after receipt, all 12 are still going strong and are enjoying their new home.
I highly recommend Flip Aquatics.
I ordered a bunch of Ember Tetras and Painted Fire Shrimp for my 15 gallon. They came fast and packed well! Absolutely love the color and life in my tank now!
I was hoping they were more red than what they were. Hopefully they color up a lot more in the future. They did give me 6 or each instead of 5.
I have ordered from you guys before and received better looking adult shrimp, however this time the colors were not great and must of the shrimp were juvenile. I lost three of the shrimp since the acclimation process I guess that should be a bright side. Not sure if I will never order again but this time was not a good one.
These are a maroon like red with a lighter stripe down the back. They are not your typical bright crimson color, so it is a matter of what color you like.
I had written a long detailed comment that got removed. I am going to give Flip Aquatics the benefit of the doubt, and assume that it was a technical error and not intentionally removed. This is the short version of what I had written:
Almost all the shrimp arrived alive and survived acclimation. When they first arrived they had VERY poor coloration (lots of clear and blue on them), though that improved over the course of a couple weeks. That said, most of the males are still nearly colorless, and all the ladies except one have discoloration of some sort.
Also, the shrimp I received were all quite large. Good for stocking a display tank, but bad for me wanting to breed them. I am worried they will die of old age before I get a successful brood.
Love these! This was my first time ordering from Flip and everything arrived in great health. The Painted Reds have been really hardy so far and are a lovely addition to my tank.
