Neocaridina "Bloody Mary" Red Shrimp

Neocaridina Bloody Mary Profile

• Scientific name: Neocaridina davidi Bouvier, 1904
• Common name: Shrimp Bloody Mary
• Difficulty level: Easy, suitable for beginners
• Color: Bright red, some females with a lighter back line
• Life expectancy: 18 to 24 months
• Water parameters: GH 3 to 30, KH 3 to 30, pH 6.5 to 8.5, temperature 5 to 30 ° C
• Aquarium size: From 20 liters, recommended more than 30 liters
• Reproduction: Easy, after four to six weeks, 20 to 40 young are born
• Behavior: Pacific, can live with small fish, crabs, other prawns, crabs, and snails

Characteristics of the Bloody Mary Prawns

Like all species and color forms of the genus Neocaridina, Bloody Mary it is not particularly demanding in terms of water parameters. It is very adaptable and is comfortable in many different environments. However, well-planted aquariums offer a good habitat for animals, because they have many surfaces to graze on and can hide better there. This is especially important for baby prawns. Bloody Mary.

As omnivores, prawns Bloody Mary they are good consumers of leftovers. They are not particularly picky about food. However, it is important to give the animals a varied diet and adequate protein feed twice a week. Otherwise, they like to eat plant-based foods and also shrimp staples that are quite low in protein. Autumn brown leaves should always be present in the invertebrate aquarium and are therefore also highly recommended in a tank with shrimp Bloody Mary.

Like all Neocaridina, the prawns Bloody Mary They are peaceful group animals that socialize well with other aquatic species such as fish, crabs, freshwater crabs, snails, and clams, provided they are peaceful and not overly agitated. They can also be kept in an aquarium with baby prawns, provided that similar water values ​​are obtained. Can be mixed with other color forms of the genre Neocaridina , which leads to offspring that are no longer hereditary.

They reproduce very well when they like their environment. Females carry 20 to 40 eggs under the abdomen for three to four weeks. After this time, the young are fully developed. In certain circumstances, the offspring may have animals of weaker color or of different color, which must be separated to maintain the body of the inherited shrimp and of pure color.