About Shrimp & Aquatics UK
Shrimp & Aquatics UK
I'm Adam, the owner of Shrimp & Aquatics UK. I first kept shrimp around 35 years ago as a kid, picked it back up in 2026, and it did not take long before the tank count started climbing. As my knowledge and colonies developed I started Shrimp & Aquatics UK to help people learn about breeding Neocaridina and to show off our tanks and the animals we keep. Selling became the natural next step — it keeps numbers manageable, funds the hobby and means the shrimp go to people who will look after them. No warehouse, no bulk importing, no mass-production, just home-bred high-quality shrimp. Every shrimp is born and raised here in Chester, in the comfort of my own home.
Our Neocaridina Breeding Pipeline
Everything runs as a dedicated pipeline — no two colours ever share the same tank, keeping each line completely pure. Our colonies are spread across four setups: a Natural Ecosystems section housing our fully scaped Superfish Qubic 60 Pro breeding tanks for Ultra Gold 24k, Fire, and Blue Carbon Rilli; a Breeding & Grow-out Rack running Superfish Scaper 60s and Scaper 45s for Orange Sunkist, OE Blue Dream, Blue Dream, and OE Red Demon; a main Rack with Superfish Qubic 30 Pros and 60L/33L tanks across three shelves covering Ultra Gold 24k, Fire, Blue Carbon Rilli, Bloody Mary, OE Black Rose, and Painted Fire; and a dedicated Sakura Stand with a 30L Cubic Pro and 19L tank for our High Grade Sakura line. Babies move straight into their own grow-out and maturation tanks as soon as they're born, the best go back into breeding, and the rest are made available for sale.
The Breeding Phase
Each colony breeds in its own dedicated tank, maintained with clean stable water and room to breed naturally. Our fully scaped Superfish Qubic 60 Pros are planted with Tropica plants alongside rocks and wood. The Scaper 45s and 33L tanks are moderately planted with Java Fern, Java Moss, and floating plants, and our Sakura line breeds in a dedicated 30L Cubic Pro. Every tank is a self-contained environment — no mixing, no crossbreeding, ever.
The Grow-Out & Maturation Phase
As soon as babies are born they move straight into their own dedicated grow-out and maturation tanks — keeping breeding tanks from overpopulating and giving the young shrimp space to develop without competition. Each line stays completely separate throughout. Once mature, we cull the lower quality animals, the best go back into the breeding tanks, and the rest are made available for sale.
