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The bee shrimp wild form is a small, soft-water Caridina with a translucent body marked by irregular black and pale bands or patches. Aquarium specimens are commonly associated with the Caridina logem...
Amano shrimp, Caridina multidentata, are transparent to grayish freshwater shrimp marked with small brown or reddish spots and dashes. Also sold as Yamato shrimp, they are peaceful scavengers that gra...
The Amano Shrimp, Caridina multidentata, is a translucent freshwater shrimp valued for grazing algae and biofilm. It is generally peaceful, adaptable and suitable for planted community aquariums with ...
The Amano Shrimp, Caridina multidentata, is a transparent to grayish freshwater shrimp marked with brown or reddish-brown spots and dashes. It is valued for grazing on algae and biofilm, but it is not...
The Amano shrimp is a transparent, spotted freshwater shrimp formerly widely sold as Caridina japonica and now generally identified as Caridina multidentata. It is valued for grazing algae and biofilm...
This aquarium-library entry concerns a group of algae-grazing shrimp that appear to be Amano shrimp, Caridina multidentata. The supplied source label is a trade description rather than a confirmed sci...
Yellow Fire Shrimp are a selectively bred yellow color form of the freshwater cherry shrimp, generally identified as Neocaridina davidi. They are peaceful, adaptable scavengers suited to mature plante...
Red Sakura Shrimp are a selectively bred red color form of the freshwater dwarf shrimp commonly traded as Neocaridina davidi. They are peaceful scavengers that graze on algae, biofilm and small food p...
Red Rili Shrimp are a selectively bred color form of the freshwater Neocaridina davidi complex, recognized by red body sections separated by translucent or pale areas. They are generally peaceful, ada...
Red Cherry Shrimp are a selectively bred red color form of Neocaridina davidi, a small freshwater shrimp suited to mature planted aquariums. They graze on biofilm, algae and soft food, and can reprodu...
Orange Rili Shrimp are a selectively bred color form of the freshwater dwarf shrimp commonly sold as Neocaridina davidi. Their translucent body is interrupted by orange patches, often concentrated on ...
Orange Fire Shrimp is a selectively bred orange color form of the freshwater dwarf shrimp commonly identified in the aquarium trade as Neocaridina davidi. The supplied trade label does not provide a v...
Neon Yellow Fire Shrimp are selectively bred freshwater dwarf shrimp recognized for their strong yellow to golden coloration. The supplied images are consistent with a yellow Neocaridina-type shrimp, ...
Green Jade Shrimp are a selectively bred green color form commonly associated with Neocaridina davidi, a small freshwater dwarf shrimp. Their exact line and taxonomic identity cannot be confirmed from...
Carbon Rili Shrimp are selectively bred freshwater dwarf shrimp recognized by contrasting dark and translucent body sections, often with blue or pale areas and small dark markings. The trade name desc...
Blue Black Rili Shrimp are a selectively bred color form of the freshwater dwarf shrimp commonly identified as Neocaridina davidi. They combine dark blue to black body sections with translucent or blu...