Yellow Fire Shrimp

Yellow fire shrimp are a selectively bred colour variant of the infamous wild shrimp that hail from Taiwan and parts of China. Growing up to 4cm in length, these stunning freshwater dwarf shrimp are excellent algae eaters and bring a splash of vibrant yellow to your aquarium.

To help your yellow fire shrimp to thrive, consider a planted aquarium with lots of mosses, floating plants and hiding spots, this will mimic their natural environment.

Best kept in groups of ten or more, to help them feel secure, this will likely give you male and female shrimps, meaning that your shrimp colony will grow. When your tank reaches it’s biological capacity, the shrimp will stop breeding so there is no risk of overstocking it.

To protect baby shrimp, consider a sponge filter over the intake to stop them being sucked inside.

Avoid housing your yellow fire shrimp with other Neocardina shrimp. They will interbreed and the offspring will lose their colouration, becoming a brown colour.

Yellow fire shrimp will naturally graze on biofilm and algae within the aquarium. At Wirral Aquatics we feed our shrimp cucumber, Shrimp King Complete and Shrimp King range of Shrimp food.