Have you noticed this about red cherry shrimp?

[studd muffin]

Their red becomes more intense when they are in darker color surroundings. In one of my breeding tanks I have black background and black substrate. My uncle who raises red cherry shrimp also has his in natural looking pebbles and their colors arnt so intense.

 

[Danzig86]

Lighting makes for a more intense RCS in my experience, i have black substrate with them at the moment and its made them look more washed if anything.

 

[studd muffin]

I have a coralife T5 light for them

 

[Danzig86]

I just won some Crystal reds cant wait to get em home and observe their behaviour, if you can get any id suggest it mate!!!

 

[msjinkzd]

yes, substrate and decor makes a huge difference....they are low end of the food chain. Darker substrate/decor means darker color. Light substrate and decor means less intense color.

 

[vaipulu]

IMO, water quality plays a large roll in color.

 

[studd muffin]

Yea water quality does play a role.

 

[goestonemoa]

Yea water quality does play a role.

 

[David K. Bradley]

IMO, water quality plays a large roll in color.

agreed!

 

[Adria]

What about food? I have read feeding spirulina intensifies the red.