Black Rose Shrimp

The Black Rose Shrimp (Neocardina davidi) is a deep black colour morph of the common cherry shrimp with rich brown accents, that has been selectively bred for the aquarium trade.

Habitat

Neocardina davidi are native to eastern China, northern Taiwan, Vietnam, and have been introduced to Japan and Hawaii. They are a peaceful species and make an excellent first shrimp for a novice shrimp keeper.

They are prolific breeders, so if you want the offspring to also be black, be sure to not mix them with other colours of Neocardina davidi. Breeding between colours causes the offspring to revert to the wild colours of brown/clear within 2 - 3 generations.

A comfortable temperature for these shrimp is between 14°C - 28°C.

Size

Our specimens currently measure approx. 1.5cm - 2.5cm

This species' maximum size typically reaches approx. 3cm

Aquarium

We recommend an aquarium with a minimum capacity of around 15 Litres as these small shrimp don't take up much space. Many companies sell specialist "shrimp cube" tanks designed specifically for shrimp keepers.

These shrimp also thrive when placed in planted tanks. They will not damage the plants themselves, but will clean them of algae and biofilm.

If placing these shrimp with other aquarium species, please be sure to not house them with anything that is large and aggressive, as they are liable to get eaten. They do very well in a social tank with peaceful tank mates.

These shrimps generally eat the biofilm and algae present in most fish tanks, but you should supplement their diet with algae flakes, blanched cucumber slices, or specialist shrimp food.

pH levels should fall between the 6 - 8 range.

Behaviour

Black Rose Shrimp, along with other colour morphs of the same species, are not aggressive. These peaceful shrimp will spend their days actively foraging around the aquarium for biofilm to feed upon and swimming around.

They are easy to keep and breed readily. This can be seen when a female has a clutch of around 30 yellow/green eggs below her saddle. They tend to hatch within around 2-3 weeks and will be miniature versions of the parents.

This is a freshwater species - Do not put them in a marine / saltwater aquarium.