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Looking for a peaceful tankmate to keep your (dwarf) shrimp company and add some extra life to your aquarium? The pagoda snail (Brotia pagoluda), an uncommon species originally from Southeast Asia, may be the perfect choice. Peaceful and herbivorous, it will leave its tankmates alone and even help keep the aquarium clean. Keep reading for […]

Looking for a colorful but easy-care dwarf shrimp to add to your freshwater aquarium? Here on the blog, we’ve already discussed red rili shrimp, carbon rili shrimp and orange rili shrimp, but the rili party doesn’t end there! Let us introduce you to the blue rili shrimp (Neocaridina davidi ‘Blue Rili’), another beautiful result of […]

In search of a peaceful, algae-eating addition to your shrimp aquarium? Look no further! The black racer nerite snail (Neritina pulligera), also known as the dusky nerite or black military helmet snail, may be just what you need. Let’s go into black racer nerite snail care and how to make sure this beautiful snail species […]

If you’ve been following the Shrimp Farm blog for a while, you’ll know we love unusual freshwater shrimp. Today’s subject definitely qualifies! Its strange but more popular cousin Atyopsis moluccensis (the bamboo shrimp) is already pretty odd, but Atyopsis pilipes (the green lace filter shrimp) comes with the added twist of still being relatively rare […]

Looking for a less common dwarf shrimp to add to your aquarium? You could be among the first in the freshwater shrimp hobby to start a Caridina formosae shrimp breeding project. This species is actually uncommon enough that it doesn’t really have a common name yet! Keep reading for everything you need to know about […]

Looking for a colorful shrimp to add to your aquarium but don’t want a fussy species? Neocaridina davidi is the genus for you, and we’ve got a blue variety to introduce you to today! The blue diamond shrimp, Neocaridina davidi ‘Blue Diamond’, is appreciated for its opaque, deep blue color. Keep reading for everything you […]

Most of the shrimp we discuss here on the Shrimp Farm blog are dwarf species that stay very small. If you’re looking for something a little bigger for your freshwater aquarium, though, you’ve still got options! How about an Indian whisker shrimp (Macrobrachium lamarrei)? Keep reading for everything you need to know about this Macrobrachium […]

Are you looking for a red dwarf shrimp to add to your aquarium, but regular old cherry shrimp and even the deep red bloody Mary just aren’t really cutting it? What about a darker, almost chocolatey red tone? The unusual Red Onyx shrimp, another variety of Neocaridina, really does live up to the gemstone it […]

Looking for a red dwarf shrimp to add to your aquarium? Do red cherry shrimp just not quite cut it? Worry not! We’ve got just the solution for you. Meet the Bloody Mary shrimp: a Neocaridina davidi variety characterized by its extremely intense red coloration. Keep reading for everything you need to know about Bloody […]

We’ve got a beautiful and unusual dwarf shrimp species for you today! Meet Caridina breviata, better known as the bumblebee shrimp. It’s not difficult to see where this Chinese species, which was first described in 2000, got its name. It almost resembles a crystal black shrimp with those vertical black and white stripes. Keep reading […]