NEOCARIDINA HETEROPODA

-Common Name: Cherry Shrimp, Red Cherry, Cherry Shrimp.
- Habitat: Originally from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but has been accidentally introduced into river systems belonging to Hawaii.
- Gender Differences: Females reach a larger size and their shields are pleopods located in older to house the eggs. Females are usually intense red, with a yellow spot located in the back of the head, which corresponds to unfertilized eggs.
- Social behavior: Should be given group as well come out more and feel less stressed. Keep in mind the tank mates, some fish they can eat. The ideal partners are Ancistrus and Corydoras besides Guppies and minnows.
- Condition Maintenance: PH: 6.5 to 7.5 GH: 10 º. Moderately hard water needed to form their exoskeleton. React adversely and many copper-containing liquid fertilizers. Very sensitive to the presence of nitrate.
- Temperature: 27 ºC- 20oC
- Length in the aquarium: 1.5 to 3.5 cm.
- Swimming-level: Aquarium background.
- Reproduction: Relatively easy. It takes the minimal water conditions described above. Once mature eggs are pass into the lower abdomen genital exiting the orifice located between the third pair being fertilized periopods and reaching fifth pair. The eggs are orange appearance, which is transformed into gray when going to give birth. The eggs are incubated for about 20 days, giving a variable number of them (20 to 50).
- Food: It is omnivorous and scavenging. Background clean eating leftovers. Likes algae for bottom fish food, rich in spirulina. You also agree flakes and granules.
- Difficulty:  Easy.