Yellow Fire

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4.90 €

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Neocaridina "Yellow Fire" is one of the most popular dwarf shrimp. It is easy to keep and easy to breed too. The yellow dwarf shrimp shows particularly pretty colors on a dark (black) substrate. The females and older animals are colored more intensively, freshly hatched young animals are almost transparent. You can support the coloring by feeding astaxanthin. After the transfer, the animals need a few days to weeks to present the full coloring.

It is interesting that the Yellow Fire can be a bit more challenging than other Neocaridina varietes when it comes to propagation, because they pause breeding more often than other Neocaridina breeding forms.

These animals are...
[X] ...bred by us
[ ] ...bred by regional breeders (AT, DE)
[X] ...bred by international breeders (import)
[ ] ...wild caught (import)

Temperature	16 - 26 °C
pH value	5.5 - 8.0
General hardness (GH)	4 - 25 °dH
Carbonate hardness (KH)	0 - 16 °dH
Conductance value	150 - 1,000 µS
Aquarium size	> 10 liters (over 20 liters recommended)
Recommended quantity	At least 10 individuals
Scientific name	Neocaridina davidii "Yellow Fire"
Common name	Yellow Fire shrimp
Origin	Captive bred variety. Originally from South China
Maximum size	Up to 3,5 cm. Males stay a little bit smaller
Life expectancy	Approx. 2 years
Feeding	Omnivourous; shrimp food, biofilm, algae, leafs
Socialization	Possible with small fish that don't go after shrimp
Tank layout	Preferably fine plants and mosses
Coloring	Mostly covering but translucent yellow in adult animals. Females are more intensely colored
Breeding	After a 3-4 week gestation period of the eggs, the female releases about 20-30 fully developed shrimplets