Freshwater Shrimp
Colored Shrimp.
Hardy dwarf shrimp in assorted colors — cherry red, blue, yellow, and more — tiny, peaceful, and endlessly busy grazing biofilm and algae. Beginner-friendly and a great cleanup crew for a planted nano tank; they'll breed readily in stable, clean water.
In-store purchase only. Live fish, coral, and invertebrates are sold at our Erie store only. They cannot be bought online, and we do not ship live animals under any circumstances.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Live animals are sold in store only — we do not ship fish, coral, or invertebrates. Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Adult size
- 1.5"
- Min tank size
- 5 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Neocaridina davidi
Good tank mates
Peaceful dwarf freshwater shrimp that thrive in calm community and shrimp-focused tanks with small, non-aggressive fish like ember tetras, pygmy corydoras, otocinclus, and small rasboras, plus snails. Avoid any fish big enough to view shrimp or babies as a snack, including most cichlids, bettas with a hunting streak, and larger barbs or gouramis. They breed readily, so heavily planted cover and gentle filtration help shrimplets survive.
Good to know
These are color-selected strains of one species, Neocaridina davidi, so the same wild brown shrimp has been bred into reds, oranges, yellows, blues, and greens that will interbreed and revert toward wild coloration if mixed.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 to confirm before you buy.
New to stocking a tank? Read our guide on which fish live together.
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Chili Rasbora
One of the smallest nano fish in the hobby at under 0.75 inches — mouths are too tiny to take adult cherry shrimp. Peaceful disposition and a midwater foraging zone mean minimal competition or stress to the colony. Some shrimplets may be picked off, but this is normal with any fish and does not threaten a healthy breeding colony in a planted tank.
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Otocinclus Catfish
Strict algae-grazers with no predatory interest in invertebrates. Small, slow-moving, and non-aggressive — they will rasp biofilm from plants and glass without disturbing shrimp even during molts. Aquarium Co-Op lists them as a top shrimp-safe pick.
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Pygmy Corydoras
Dwarf cories stay under one inch and are peaceful schooling fish. Adult Neocaridina are ignored; some shrimplet loss is possible as with any omnivorous fish, but the colony's reproductive output easily outpaces it. Shared preference for cooler, well-oxygenated water makes parameters easy to dial in for both species.
Visit the store
660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.