Yellow Shrimp
Neocaridina heteropoda var. yellow

The Yellow Shrimp has a nice yellow coloration that seems to radiate from inside the flesh of the whole body rather than from its shell. Depending on its maturity and wellbeing, the color can range from pale translucent to vivid radiant yellow. This coloration is the result of recessive breeding as the wild species is either grey/white or light brown.  If the shrimp is spotted with a blue tint when it first arrives, this is probably due to stress during transportation; once it is settled down in the new environment, the blue tint will disappear.

Like all Neocaridina species, the Yellow Shrimp is adaptive and will do well in most water parameter, as long as the extremes are avoided. However, some hobbyists have observed that Yellow Shrimp breeds and survives best in higher pH and water temperature ranging from 22-28°C. Matured female has a yellow saddle which disappears when it is carrying eggs. The young shrimp that hatches is the exact miniature version of the adult.