I put some cherry shrimp in my small patio pond last summer, as a small experiment.
Today I went to clear some algae from the pond and clean out the fountain pump, and found a cherry in the pond! Yes, in January! The temps here have been getting down to the mid-30s Farenheit this last week, and when I tested the pond water temp, it was around 50F (it was a cheap aquarium thermometer, not sure if it was accurate). Anyway, I just thought I would share
Cherry shrimp temperature surprise
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It's not all that surprising if one considers that these are actually not tropical shrimp. The range of the various Neocaridina denticulata subspecies includes areas of asia that receive snow in the winter and are much colder year-round than southern california.
I guess it's just surprising that something so colorful is not tropical.
I guess it's just surprising that something so colorful is not tropical.