Orange Sakura White Eye Starter Colony
💧 Tap Water Compatible
🟢 Beginner Friendly
🇮🇪 Home-bred in Cork, Ireland
🧪 Active Selective Breeding Project
Orange Sakura White Eyes (*Neocaridina davidi*) is one of our ongoing breeding projects, combining warm orange pigmentation with the unusual contrast of bright white eyes.
🟡 Many individuals already display stronger orange expression that pushes towards the Orange Sunkist phenotype.
🦐 Why start with 15 shrimp?
Our 15-count Breeder Colony is ideal for hobbyists who want to establish a thriving population from day one.
Starting with a larger group encourages natural behaviour, improves the likelihood of obtaining a balanced sex ratio and often results in earlier breeding activity.
🏡 For many aquariums, 15 shrimp represent the ideal balance between affordability and long-term colony success.
🦐 Why start with 25 shrimp?
If your goal is to establish a long-term, self-sustaining colony, this is our recommended starting point.
A larger population establishes itself faster, displays more natural behaviour and often enters stable breeding cycles sooner than smaller groups.
🧬 The increased numbers also provide a stronger foundation for preserving desirable traits over future generations.
🌱 The 25-pack is particularly well suited for larger aquascapes and hobbyists who want to establish a showcase colony from the very beginning.
📖 Curious about the genetics, origins and breeding goals behind this project? Explore the More Information section below.
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🟡 ORANGE SAKURA WHITE EYES – MORE INFORMATION PAGE
🧬 The Story Behind Orange Sakura White Eyes
A closer look at the genetics, breeding goals and future direction of one of our active projects.
🌏 The Evolutionary Roots of Neocaridina
Neocaridina davidi originates from freshwater streams, ponds and slow-moving rivers throughout East Asia.
Over thousands of years, these shrimp adapted to moderately hard, mineral-rich waters and developed remarkable resilience to environmental fluctuations.
💡 This natural adaptability is one of the reasons Neocaridina thrive so well in established tap water aquariums.
🟡 What Makes This Line Special?
Orange Sakura White Eyes combines two attractive traits:
🟠 Warm orange body pigmentation
⚪ Bright white eyes
The contrast creates a very distinctive appearance that immediately stands out in planted aquariums.
🧪 An Active Breeding Project
Unlike some of our more established lines, this project is still actively evolving.
Our long-term goal is to gradually push this line towards a stronger Orange Sunkist-like phenotype while retaining the unusual white eye mutation.
Many individuals already display deeper orange saturation than traditional Orange Sakura shrimp.
Over successive generations, we continue selecting for:
✅ Stronger orange pigmentation
✅ Improved colour consistency
✅ Stable white eye expression
✅ Robust health
🏡 Aquarium Recommendations
Orange Sakura White Eyes thrive in:
🌱 Mature planted aquariums
🪨 Dark substrates
💧 Stable tap water parameters
🦠 Established biological filtration
💡 Green plants provide excellent contrast and help their warm orange tones stand out.
📊 Quick Summary
🧬 Scientific name: Neocaridina davidi
💧 Water type: Tap water compatible
🌡️ Difficulty: Easy
🇮🇪 Bred by: Just Keep Shrimping, Cork, Ireland
🧪 Classification: Active Selective Breeding Project
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