Sun Orange Amano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata)

The Sun Orange Amano Shrimp is a selectively bred colour form of the classic Amano (Caridina multidentata), and it does everything the standard grey Amano does while actually being visible while it does it. Instead of the usual translucent grey-brown, these carry warm amber to orange tones that glow under aquarium lighting. Same relentless algae appetite, same peaceful temperament, same bulletproof hardiness, just a shrimp you can actually pick out in a planted tank. Browse the rest of our freshwater invertebrates.

These are tank bred, which is genuinely uncommon for the species. Amano larvae need brackish water to develop, so the overwhelming majority sold anywhere are wild collected. Captive-bred stock arrives already adapted to aquarium conditions and tends to settle in faster.

Care Guide

• Tank size: 10 gallons and up. An established, cycled tank matters far more than volume, since they graze biofilm and algae off surfaces.
• Diet: algae and biofilm first, then anything else. They will strip hair algae and leftovers efficiently. In a clean tank supplement with a dedicated shrimp food such as Hikari Shrimp Cuisine or blanched vegetables, or they will go hungry.
• Water: 64 to 80°F, pH 6.5 to 7.9. Wide tolerance, but stability is what keeps shrimp alive. Acclimate slowly by drip.
• Zero copper: like all invertebrates they are killed by copper-based medications. Check any treatment before dosing a tank that holds them.
• Colour varies: intensity differs individual to individual and shifts with diet, substrate colour, lighting, and stress. A dark substrate and good food bring out the deepest orange.
• Molting: they shed regularly and leave a translucent empty shell behind. Leave it in the tank, they eat it back for calcium.
• Breeding: not going to happen in freshwater. The larvae require brackish water to survive, which is exactly why tank-bred stock is worth paying for.

Specifications

Compatibility

Perfect in a peaceful planted community with tetras, rasboras, corydoras, otocinclus, and nano fish, and completely safe with live plants. They mix fine with dwarf shrimp such as our Neocaridina, and being a different genus they will not crossbreed with them.

Avoid anything big enough to eat a two-inch shrimp: cichlids, larger gouramis, angelfish, puffers, and most loaches. Bettas are hit or miss. Give them dense planting or moss to hide in after a molt, when they are soft and vulnerable.

Recommended Foods & Supplies

• Hikari Shrimp Cuisine, a sinking staple built for shrimp
• Seachem NutriDiet Shrimp Flakes with probiotics
• Standard Amano Shrimp if you want the classic grey form alongside them
• Browse our live plants for cover and grazing surface

FAQ

When will these be available?
They are on order and heading our way. Everything we bring in goes through quarantine before it hits the sales floor, so the listing will switch to in stock once they are cleared. Ask in store for the latest timing.

Is it a different species from a regular Amano?
No. Same species, Caridina multidentata, selectively bred for orange colour. Care is identical to a standard Amano.

Does it eat algae as well as the normal ones?
Yes. Amanos are the benchmark algae shrimp and this form is no exception. A handful of them will visibly clear hair algae from a planted tank.

Will the orange fade?
It can shift. Colour depends on diet, lighting, substrate, and stress. Dark substrate, good food, and a calm tank keep it strongest.

Can I breed them?
Not in a freshwater tank. Females carry eggs and the larvae hatch, but they need brackish water to develop and will not survive otherwise.

Will they crossbreed with my cherry shrimp?
No. Different genus entirely, so your Neocaridina colours stay clean.