Neocaridina davidi 'Bloody Mary'

The Bloody Mary is a particularly popular Neocaridina davidi color variant. The characteristic deep red coloring is usually a bit more intense and often more opaque than in Red Sakura. Thanks to careful selection, there is almost no animal with a back line in the offspring of our Bloody Mary line.

How stable is this line? Our Bloody Mary line is very stable, around 90% of the young are already colored red when they are sexually mature. It makes sense to continue to select this line for the dark red body color.

Release size: Sold animals have a minimum size of 0.8 cm, i.e. shortly before sexual maturity. If sexually mature animals are handed over, attention is paid to an even sex distribution.

General information on keeping and breeding: Like all dwarf shrimp of the Neocaridina genus, these animals are very adaptable and can usually be kept in tap water (18 - 26 °C) without any problems. In our facility, the tap water has the values: pH 7.6, gH 10; kH 9, conductivity 600uS, 22 °C. The animals feed on conventional fish food, algae growth and dead animal and plant material. They are therefore the best leftover-cleanrs and contribute to the biological balance in the aquarium. The socialization with small and medium-sized aquarium fish can work, but it is advisable to offer sufficient hiding places such as moss and roots. Under optimal conditions, animals quickly grow into lively colonies.