DIY Neocaridina "Red Demon" breeding group

With our Do-it-yourself (DIY) Orange Demon breeding group, you can create your own Orange Sakura OE (“Orange Demon”) line through a few simple breeding steps.

The breeding group consists of:

• 4x Orange Sakura OE / Orange Demon males
• 6x Orange Sakura females (fully colored)

Our comment: It is important to mention that the orange eyes on the orange body of this line provide only little contrast. When observing the animals in the aquarium, the eyes are relatively inconspicuous and can usually only be recognized as orange eyes under good lighting conditions or when directly compared with normal shrimp. Nevertheless, this genetics offers the possibility to achieve even orange-colored eyes in Orange Sakura shrimp!

Size at sale: When selecting the shrimp, we ensure that all animals are already sexually mature. The males are selected to the best of our knowledge, however we cannot completely rule out that one of the shrimp may later turn out to be female. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the sex of the orange-eyed males. Males are approximately 1 cm in size, while females are around 1.5 cm, allowing breeding to start immediately.

The crossing process: Only four simple steps are required. We have described them here.

General information

Neocaridina with orange eyes? For about two years now, we have been offering offspring from our Neocaridina breeding lines with orange eyes (OE). The inheritance of the orange eyes is stable and they can also be crossed into other color varieties. Visually, the orange eyes of Neocaridina can be distinguished from those of Tiger shrimp because they have a dark spot in the center, which may indicate remaining pigment. A detailed report about these animals was published in Caridina Magazine (issue 2/2022). You can find more information about this topic here.

Keeping and breeding: Like all dwarf shrimp of the genus Neocaridina, these animals are very adaptable and can usually be kept without problems in tap water (18–26 °C). In our facility, the tap water parameters are: pH 7.6, gH 10, kH 9, conductivity 600 µS, 22 °C. The shrimp feed on common fish food, algae growth, as well as dead plant and animal material. This makes them excellent scavengers that contribute to the biological balance of the aquarium. Keeping them together with small to medium-sized aquarium fish can work, although sufficient hiding places such as moss and roots are recommended. Under optimal conditions, the animals quickly grow into lively colonies.