Description
The Green Jade is one of the more recent varieties and among the least seen in shops. Its olive green ranges from pale jade to almost dark depending on the individual, and it is a rare colour among freshwater shrimp, which makes it appealing to anyone who already keeps reds and blues.
It is just as hardy as any Neocaridina, breeds just as readily and needs exactly the same things: no copper, minerals for moulting, a mature tank and no other variety of the genus nearby.
What sets it apart is that its colour is noticeably less stable. Being a young selection, the line is not as fixed as the Red Cherry, which has been refined for decades. Each brood produces a fairly wide spread, from deep green individuals to nearly transparent ones with a greenish tint.
That has a practical consequence: buy a large group and be patient. With ten shrimp and no selection, in a year you will have a mediocre colony. Systematically removing the palest ones, in the same time you will have a line that starts to be worth something. It is the variety that most rewards those who select and most punishes those who do not.
Habitat
An aquarium variety of Neocaridina davidi, the Asian species of temperate streams and dense vegetation. It needs the same setup as its sisters: moss, fine-leaved plants, leaf litter and gentle flow.
Something particular and counter-intuitive happens with substrate. Shrimp adjust their tone slightly to the background, so over pale sand the green reads better but the individual lightens, and over dark substrate the shrimp saturates more but contrasts less. There is no right answer: it depends on whether you care more about the animal's colour or the overall visual effect.
If you are selecting a line, always do it over the same background. Comparing shrimp raised over different substrates leads you to cull animals that were not worse, just in another tank.
Habitats
🌊 Water parameters
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Enter your tank's values to see only the compatible species that fit them. Litres apply to fish.
Compatible fish
General guidance based on water parameters, behaviour and known exceptions; always review the individual animals' and aquarium's specific needs.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 20–25 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–24 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 20–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 20–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–22 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 26 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5 and 24–26 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7 and 23–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 23–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 20–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 23–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
Compatible invertebrates
General guidance based on water parameters, behaviour and known exceptions; always review the individual animals' and aquarium's specific needs.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 20–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5 and 20–24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7.5 and 26 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 20–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–6.8 and 20–24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–6.8 and 20–24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 20–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 22–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
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They share water: pH 7–7.5 and 18–26 °C.
Sources
- GBIFGBIF Secretariat (2026). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei. Consultado vía GBIF.org, 2026-08. Neocaridina davidi.
Taxonomy verified as ACCEPTED unless stated otherwise.
'Green Jade' is a colour variety obtained through breeding, not a taxon. GBIF recognises the species Neocaridina davidi; the variety has no entry of its own and never will.
The care values (pH, temperature and hardness) have no citable source: none of the accepted sources publishes invertebrate profiles. Seriously Fish has none and PlanetCatfish does not respond. A source for invertebrates is still to be agreed.