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Red Cherry Shrimp

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Red Cherry Shrimp

Red Cherry shrimp are one of the most, if not the most popular shrimp in the hobby. There are various reasons hobbyist love Red Cherry shrimp, like their stunning color that pops in any aquarium, or their hardiness. Red Cherry Shrimp are accustomed to aquarium life and therefore arerelatively easy to keep. If you are looking for an easier shrimp option or just getting into the hobby,amano shrimp are the hardiest shrimp we offer and can serve as an amazing cleanup crew for your aquarium. 

Red Cherry shrimp can take up to 3 weeks to color up after shipping. The stress of shipping combined with the darkness of the shipping box can result in the shrimp losing their color. 

What Do Red Cherry Shrimp Eat?

We provide our shrimp with a premium NorthFin mix that includes everything from the NorthFin Bundle. This blend features NorthFin Community, Veggie, Kelp Wafers, and Bug Pro, ensuring a balanced and nutritious diet.

Grading Red Cherry Shrimp

The grading of red cherry shrimp is as follows:


Red Cherry shrimp in general refers to the lowest grade of Red Neocaridina aquarium shrimp. Regular red 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 red cherry shrimp. 

Fire red shrimp is the next grade and refers to shrimp that are completely red. Painted Fire Red shrimp are the last and 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. 

Our Tank Parameters:

  • Ph: 7.0 to 7.6
  • Gh: 7 to 15
  • Kh:  2 to 8
  • TDS: 150 to 350
  • Temp: 68°F to 72°F

Tank Recommendations:

Please Note: All fishshipments have a100% Live Arrival Guarantee when shipping with Overnight (1 Day) option. All other options void our Live Arrival Guarantee for fish.

Customer Reviews

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Sarah Szeliga
Beautiful Bright and Healthy Cherry Shrimp

I'm still fairly new to the shrimp world but these cherry shrimps from Flip are doing amazing. They grew very fast and adapted perfectly. Everyone arrived healthy. Highly recommend!

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Allan
Cute little shrimp!

I’m amazed that they were packed well and all the shrimp arrived alive and healthy. Great transaction and will purchase again in the future.

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Matthew Edwards
Cherry shrimp

Great shrimp, all came alive and well.

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Hae Jeung
Cherry shrimp

Once shipped they came quickly. Well packaged. I had 1 doa but they sent 10+2 to account for that. They were clear on arrival but have colored up nicely. Drip acclimated them and 2 weeks in with no losses so they seem pretty hardy.

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Ricardy Louissaint

Alive and healthy, thanks for the extras