Red Cherry Shrimp

Red Cherry Shrimp are often touted as the perfect clean-up crew.  In fact, many stores sell them as the answer to reducing routine maintenance in an aquarium.  So how true are the claims that Red Cherry Shrimp will clean up your aquarium for you and reduce the amount of routine maintenance you have to carry […]

Now I’m not one for battling people on the internet, but the other day I found myself on a shrimp forum offering some advice to a new shrimp keeper when another forum member hijacks the conversation with the words RED CHERRY SHRIMP DO NOT EAT FISH POOP, written all in caps. OK, I thought, so

Red Cherry Shrimp are famed for their bright red color.  The females especially can demonstrate colors that vary from light pink to fire red, and everything in between.  Sometimes, however, even the brightest red cherry shrimp can fade and become pale.  In this video, I will share the main reasons this happens and why red

Red Cherry Shrimp have quickly become the most popular freshwater invertebrate in the hobby. Their peaceful nature, bright colors, and ease to breed have led to a meteoric rise in their popularity. Being invertebrates, Red Cherry Shrimp do not have a rigid internal skeleton as we do, but instead, have a hard external skeleton around

I have been fascinated by Red Cherry Shrimp for over a decade. These small, brightly colored characters bring life to parts of the aquarium that the fish never seem to venture into. The rise in popularity of Red Cherry Shrimp has simultaneously given rise to the popularity of small, shrimp-only tanks. Those new to shrimp-only

Red Cherry Shrimp are without doubt the most popular freshwater invertebrate in the hobby right now. Part of the reason they are so popular is thanks to the ease with which they can be bred. Even the newest of Red Cherry Shrimp keepers can turn a handful of shrimp into a thriving colony within a

Red Cherry Shrimp are without any question the most popular freshwater shrimp in the world at the moment. Red Cherry Shrimp are sold in their millions each year, and their popularity seems to be growing month after month. I have been keeping and breeding Red Cherry Shrimp for over 10 years. In my fish room,

Red Cherry Shrimp are incredibly popular at the moment, and it is easy to see why. They bring life and character to the aquarium in a way fish don’t seem to. Such is their popularity at the moment that many people are now even keeping dedicated Red Cherry Shrimp tanks. Red Cherry Shrimp are very

Red Cherry Shrimp add additional movement and life to a tank. Just 15 or 20 years ago, Red Cherry Shrimp were almost unheard of in the hobby, whereas today they are commonplace. When I give fish and shrimp-keeping talks at clubs around the country, one of the most commonly asked questions is ‘how long do