Cherry Shrimp?

[Pickles12807]

I recently set up a 2.5 gallon shrimp tank and got some cherry shrimp from a LFS. This is my first time owning shrimp, except ghost shrimp. I know male shrimp are much paler than females, but do cherry shrimp have color patterns like the picture below? All the other cherry shrimp I got are a more solid color, so I'm pretty intrigued by the markings of this one.




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[SpaceFish42]

I have cherry shrimp, they were one of the first species I got, but I have never seen that before.

 

[Angela1108]

That one almost looks like a rili


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[Fishdude3233]

Yup almost sure that's it's a red rili


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[shrimpybuisness]

That is 100% a red rili

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[Pickles12807]

Okay, thanks! I'm really new to shrimp, and aquariums in general, so I wasn't sure. Do they require any different care than cherries?


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[shrimpybuisness]

Nope almost all neocaridina species are the same

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[ScotJudd]

I have a huge colony of RCS but I now have 2 that look just like the OPs picture. They were definitely bred in the tank and all the original stock were pure red in colour.
So, is a Rili a distinct colour trait or just a quirk of genetics.
Sorry, can't get a picture of either of them.


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[shrimpybuisness]

If possible you could seperate them to make a more hardier/distinct breed

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[Fishdude3233]

I have a huge colony of RCS but I now have 2 that look just like the OPs picture. They were definitely bred in the tank and all the original stock were pure red in colour.
So, is a Rili a distinct colour trait or just a quirk of genetics.
Sorry, can't get a picture of either of them.


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Red rilis breed true and are a distinct noted color morph from RCS


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