Red Shrimp
Red Shrimp are part of the Neocaridina Family.
*Please note: For the safety of the livestock, we only ship livestock Monday – Wednesday. Please plan accordingly. We mainly sell juvenile livestock, but adults will be sent if available. We also do not sex livestock for any client – we will send a mix if available (this is to make it fair for everybody). This is company policy. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY RECEIVING ONLY MALES OR ONLY FEMALES OR JUVENILE Shrimp.
Feeding Red Sakura/Fire Shrimp:
We advise feeding Red Shrimp an all in one food like Shrimp King Complete. In addition to Shrimp King Complete, you can get some Bacter AE that you feed 2-3 times a week. In addition, GlasGarten – Mineral Junkie is a fantastic mineral supplement to feed once a week. On top of that, any shrimp snack or treat will work great. Secondly, if you have 80 or more shrimp in your tank, Shirakura – Ebi Dama is a great food that doesn’t spread with water movement, but rather stays in one peace as you feed.
Other Recommendations:
As a result, a feeding dish is also recommended when feeding any food that breaks apart in the water.
Sexing Shrimp:
Sexing Red Shrimp (Sakura Grade) is quite simple, you can check out this YouTube video on how to sex shrimp.
Our parameters of the Red Grade Shrimp:
PH: | 7.0 – 7.5 |
KH: | 1 – 4 |
GH: | 6 – 8 |
TDS: | 180 – 250 |
Temp: |
21 – 23 degrees Celsius |
Acclimating Shrimp:
For instance, if the shrimp has been in transit for:
- < 48 hours we recommend slowly acclimating shrimp with the “drip method”.
- 3+ days, we recommend floating the bag for 15 minutes. Subsequently, “pour” the shrimp into a fish net over a bucket. Therefore, you can catch all the shrimp in the net and let the water collect in the bucket. Further, you can add the shrimp to your tank.
Male VS Female: *90% of these shrimp are female meanwhile. Meanwhile, 90% of the red cherry shrimp are male
See bellow different grades of red shrimp:
In conclusion, check out our video on how to breed shrimp:
McMerwe’s Comment: Red Shrimp are one of the most popular shrimp in the hobby. Their red colours makes these beautiful shrimp “pop” on a darker substrate in your tank. An easy to care for freshwater shrimp. A great beginner shrimp. [Rating 5/5]
Livestock Source:
Imported
Locally Bred
Locally Sourced
McMerwe Bred
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Madelie Jansen (verified owner) –
Good quality, good colour. My red cherry is my favorite
Dominic Spangenberg (verified owner) –
Bought 2 females and i’m really happy with them.
Christopher Lung (verified owner) –
Very high grade. Good quality!
annekevermaak1 (verified owner) –
Loving these little ladies! Just the bright pop of color I needed! Definitely getting some more soon.
Cuan Kemp (verified owner) –
Got 4 of these little ladies and 2 were berried, all had really good colour, especially the 1 which looked like a red wine colour! Beautiful!
They have settled into the tank quite comfortably and are happy with my carbon blue tiki’s and my blue velvets 🙂
Mikhail (verified owner) –
Order arrived, and I’m extremely pleased! The grading matches up with the description, and these will make an excellent addition to any species only (or community) freshwater aquarium. I highly recommend these McMerwe bread Sakura / Fire grade shrimp!
Mia Theunissen (verified owner) –
Bright colors and in perfect condition!
Jason Wyngaardt (verified owner) –
Love the colour of these shrimp. They really pop in a planted aquarium. They’re quite active too.
derekjdutoit (verified owner) –
I recently purchased 10 of these little beauties, my first try at shrimp keeping. Thanks to McMerwe’s YouTube videos and in-store chats where I gained sufficient knowledge, I now feel confident I can give shrimp keeping a go.
apreston (verified owner) –
These shrimp are great quality with superb colour and seemingly in very good health.
bridget0997 (verified owner) –
Great addition to my community tank!
Rikus Ko (verified owner) –
Bought 10, created a shrimp only tank, got babies in less than one month.
fritzpotgieterjnr (verified owner) –
Beautiful and healthy
At (verified owner) –
Thy are grate I bought few and thy breed fast I bought them as juvenile and as soon as they got old enough thy started breeding
Iwan Wessels (verified owner) –
Shrimp arrived in a well packed and insulated container, no damage whatsoever. Shrimp is healthy and has vivid colors. I highly recommend McMerwe
Wian Thesnaar (verified owner) –
Really good color on these shrimp, great price!
Sternberg Coetzee (verified owner) –
Bright red shrimp, and fast delivery!
Jan A. Neethling (verified owner) –
These shrimp exhibit excellent color with deep reds. The specimens are always in excellent condition and readily acclimate via the drip method.
gerhard (verified owner) –
Bought 10 of these as to try and breed these guys next, must be honest even they are excellent quality but I did hope they where a bit bigger, Still awesome shrimps and excellent service.
ketang11 (verified owner) –
Fantastic looking shrimp and for a really good price.