10 x Orange Sakura Shrimp – Neocaridina Freshwater Aquarium Shrimp – Ayr Aquatics

10 x Orange Sakura Shrimp – Bred in Ayr, Scotland

Orange Sakura shrimp (Neocaridina davidi var. orange) are a vivid tangerine-orange Neocaridina that brings warm colour to any planted aquarium. They are hardy, peaceful and constantly busy, grazing on algae and biofilm. These shrimp are bred and raised by Ayr Aquatics in Ayr, South Ayrshire.

This listing is for a pack of 10 Orange Sakura shrimp, our most popular size. Ten shrimp is the sweet spot for starting a breeding colony. It almost always includes a healthy mix of males and females, and it gives you enough shrimp to see them out and about grazing in a 20–40 litre planted tank. Once they settle, most keepers see berried (egg-carrying) females within a few weeks.

Colour and grade

Orange Sakura is bred for a bright, solid orange body with good coverage onto the legs and tail. As with all Neocaridina, females are larger and more strongly coloured, and males can look lighter or slightly translucent. Colour deepens on a dark substrate and with a varied diet.

Why choose Orange Sakura shrimp?

Orange shrimp give you a bold, unusual colour without any of the difficulty of high-end Caridina. They are perfect for beginners, nano tanks and aquascapes, and they look especially good against green moss and plants.

Keeping the line pure: Keep Orange Sakuras with other orange Neocaridina only. If you mix them with red, yellow, blue or black rose shrimp they will interbreed, and the colour of the young will fade towards wild-type brown.

Water parameters

• Species: Neocaridina davidi
• Temperature: 18–26°C (no heater needed in most UK homes)
• pH: 6.5–8.0
• GH: 6–10 · KH: 2–8
• TDS: 150–300 ppm
• Adult size: approx 2–3cm
• Lifespan: 1–2 years

Caring for your Orange Sakura shrimp

Add them to a fully cycled tank only, with zero ammonia and nitrite. Shrimp are sensitive to copper, so check any plant fertilisers or medications before using them. Use dechlorinated tap water and do small, regular water changes of 10–20% a week rather than large ones. Moss, plants, cholla wood and Indian almond leaves give them biofilm to graze on and hiding places when moulting. Feed a quality shrimp food every day or two, in amounts they finish within a couple of hours, plus the occasional blanched vegetable.

Acclimatisation

Float the bag for 20–30 minutes to match temperature, then drip-acclimatise slowly over 1–2 hours before netting the shrimp into the tank. Do not pour the bag water into your aquarium. Keep the lights low for the first day and do not worry if they hide at first. That is normal.

Orange sakura shrimp FAQs

Do Orange Sakura shrimp need special water?
No. Dechlorinated UK tap water within the parameters below suits them well.

Can I keep Orange Sakuras with Red Cherries?
You can, but they will crossbreed and the babies will lose colour. Keep colours in separate tanks if you want them to breed true.

What fish are safe with orange shrimp?
Small, peaceful species such as chili rasboras, pygmy corydoras and otocinclus.

Delivery

Sent Royal Mail Tracked 24, Monday to Wednesday only so nothing sits in a depot over the weekend. Insulated packaging with heat or cool packs depending on the weather, marked LIVE ANIMALS. Buy more than one pack and you only pay postage once. Collection from Ayr is also available.

DOA guarantee

Live animals cannot be returned. Dead on arrival guarantee: if any shrimp arrive dead, send us a photo of the unopened bag within 2 hours of delivery and we will refund or replace them.

You will receive 10 healthy, mixed-sex juvenile to young adult Orange Sakura shrimp, approx 1–2cm. Also available in packs of 5, 10 and 20 from Ayr Aquatics on UK Shrimp.