Korean Native Shrimp

Korean Native Shrimp

Neocaridina denticulata

A common native stream shrimp. Cheap, and tougher than cherry shrimp against water swings and cold, so no heater is needed. Clear body with brown speckles. Copper medication wipes it out too.

Temp 4~28°CpH 6.5~8.4GH 4~20Adult 2.5 cmGroup fine aloneMin. tank 10 LSwims bottomPrice $0.21

How many fit in each tank?

The largest group where none died in 90 days. Tap water · black sand · bacteria starter on day 1 · fish added on day 10 · 25% weekly water changes.

30 cm cube
42
45 cm standard
46
60 cm standard
53
90 cm standard
70
120 cm standard
77
120 cm large
92
Run a 60 cm standard tank with 53 yourself →

Don’t keep with

The same rules the engine uses for tankmates.

Eaten by

BettaAngelfishElectric Yellow CichlidSaulosi MbunaOscarPea PufferOrange Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)

Bullied by

Tiger BarbDwarf GouramiYoyo LoachCockatoo CichlidKribensisRoundtail Paradise FishRed-tailed Black Shark

Water doesn’t match

Green Neon TetraDiscus

Good tankmates

No eating or bullying either way, with plenty of overlap in temperature and pH. Fish that swim at a different level come first.

Medaka (Rice Fish)Topmouth GudgeonKorean Rose BitterlingWeather LoachGoldfishWhite Cloud Mountain Minnow

The numbers on this page come from the Water Kiwoogi simulator model; real tanks can differ.