Species profile
Cherry shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
ai-generated confidence: high
AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.
Care table
| Water type | freshwater |
|---|---|
| Care level | easy |
| Minimum tank | 5 US gal / 19 L |
| Minimum group size | 10 |
| Adult size | 3 cm |
| Temperature | 18-26 C |
| pH | 6.5-8 |
| Hardness | 4-14 dGH |
| Salinity | 0-0 ppt |
| Temperament | peaceful invert |
| Aggression notes | Harmless grazer, but adults and especially juveniles are prey for many fish. |
| Diet | omnivore grazer |
| Swim zone | bottom/all surfaces |
| Activity level | moderate |
| Bioload | very low |
| Reef safe | Not applicable or not reviewed |
| Plant safe | Yes |
| Invert safe | Yes |
| Compatibility tags | freshwater, shrimp, invert, peaceful-community, tiny-prey, algae-grazer |
| Avoid with tags | small-predator, large-predator, cichlid, fin-nipper, aggressive-fish |
Tank mate compatibility
Generated same-water-type pair checks for Cherry shrimp.
- Can Cherry shrimp and Angelfish live together? not recommended
- Can Cherry shrimp and Betta live together? not recommended
- Can Cherry shrimp and Bristlenose pleco live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Bronze cory live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Cardinal tetra live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Chili rasbora live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Ember tetra live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Harlequin rasbora live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Guppy live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Honey gourami live together? not recommended
- Can Cherry shrimp and Molly live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Kuhli loach live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Neon tetra live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Otocinclus live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Pearl gourami live together? not recommended
- Can Cherry shrimp and Peppered cory live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Platy live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Pygmy cory live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Swordtail live together? caution
- Can Cherry shrimp and Tiger barb live together? not recommended
- Can Cherry shrimp and Zebra danio live together? caution
Sources and attribution
Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.