Red sakura shrimp

Red sakura shrimp

Red sakura shrimps from Taiwan import. Animals are approximately 1.5-2.0 cm. Animals of super nice red color. The shrimp are grown in normal tap-water and normal gravel soil. Looks the best on a dark soil. We recommend to keep at least 10 shrimp on every 30 liters of water.

The aquarium

These shrimp have no special demands for the aquarium. You can already keep the shrimp in an aquarium from 15 liter. The aquarium can be best well planted, with some pieces off moss. A piece of driftwood is recommended because shrimp graze on the microorganisms.

Nutrition

These shrimps eat almost anything they can find. You can think of dead plants, feces of other aquarium inhabitants, food sticks, etc. The shrimp keep a beautiful color when they get a lot of different types of food. In our webshop, you can order special shrimp food. If you mix a few types of food, you have a pretty complete food for the shrimp.

Breeding

These shrimp are among the shrimp species that breed the easiest in the aquarium. The female carries the white / yellow eggs under her tail for 3 to 4 weeks, after which the shrimp are born alive. Young shrimp are sexually mature within 3 to 4 months. The shrimp have about 30 eggs per time.