Blue Eye Lemon Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi ‘Blue Eye Lemon’
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pH
6.5–7.5
Temperature
20–26 °C
Max size
3 cm
Min tank
20 L
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Avg. price
R180
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Overview
What to know before you buy.
A yellow Neocaridina line carrying the distinctive blue eye trait, also sold in a longfin form. Keep isolated from other colour morphs to hold the line true.
Care guide
Keeping Blue Eye Lemon Shrimp healthy in a South African setup.
Tank setup
A minimum 20L aquarium suits Blue Eye Lemon Shrimp. Add it only to a fully cycled, mature tank: invertebrates tolerate ammonia and nitrite far worse than fish. Moss, leaf litter and established biofilm give shrimp grazing and cover, especially after a moult.
Water parameters
Keep pH 6.5–7.5 and 20–26°C. Never use copper: most fish medications and some plant fertilisers contain it and it kills invertebrates. Drip-acclimate over at least an hour.
Feeding
Omnivore — biofilm, algae, prepared foods. Remove uneaten food within a few hours so it doesn't foul the water.
Behaviour
Peaceful, prolific. It hides after moulting while the new shell hardens: leave the old shell in the tank, it eats it back for minerals.
Tankmates
Many fish eat shrimp, especially babies. Keep it with small, peaceful fish, or on its own.
Breeding
Whether Blue Eye Lemon Shrimp breeds at home depends on the species' larval stage; many need brackish or marine conditions to raise young.
Keeping shrimp?
Shrimp forgive less than fish do — stable hardness and clean water are the whole game.
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