Neocaridina
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Neocaridina is a genus of atyid
shrimp
, containing at least four species:
Several varieties have been bred from wild species and are available in the aquarium trade, including the cherry shrimp, blue pearl shrimp and snowball shrimp
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Atyidae
Atyidae is a family of shrimp, present in all tropical and most temperate waters of the world. Adults of this family are almost always confined to fresh water...
shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
, containing at least four species:
- Neocaridina denticulata (Kemp, 1918)
- Neocaridina heteropoda Liang, 2002, which includes the aquarium selection "Cherry shrimp".
- Neocaridina palmata
- Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis
Several varieties have been bred from wild species and are available in the aquarium trade, including the cherry shrimp, blue pearl shrimp and snowball shrimp
Snowball Shrimp
The snowball shrimp or white pearl shrimp is a type of shrimp bred for the aquarium trade. It was developed in Germany through selective breeding from a wild ancestor similar to the species Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis. Adults grow to a size of and are a translucent white colour....
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