Xiaoqinglong is a valuable freshwater economic shrimp species, which is mainly cultivated in the canals beside rice fields. In Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, the local red crayfish is a kind of small green dragon. Due to the influence of typhoon "fireworks" this summer, the overall output has decreased compared with last year, and the price has also increased a little. At the rice and shrimp breeding base in Jishigang Town, Haishu District, Ningbo City, oyster farmers are casting nets to catch shrimps.

In addition, Xiaoqinglong has also been introduced to the pilot farm of Jiading District Aquatic Technology Extension Station in Shanghai for large-scale pilot farming.