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Caridina sp. "Hummel"




Apperance: Carapax has 3 vertical stripes, usually black. There are few color types of this specie. At carrying eggs females we can observe "whitening" of usually transparent parts of body, as well as more intensive pigmentation.
Origin: South China and Hong Kong.
Size: Males to 2 cm, females to 2,5 cm
Water conditions: Temp about 25 C, GH 8-12, pH 6-7,5.
Tank layout: They like tanks with sand substrate, lots of plants and roots.
Food: Algae, artificial aliments with spirulin, vegetables. From times to times they can be fed with Cyclops.
Breeding:No larvae stadium. Female carries about 30 eggs for 4 weeks. They become mature in age of 3 - 4 months.



This shrimp due to the fact of similar name is often mistaken with Caridina sp. "Bee" (Caridina sp. "Biene"), although it is easy to tell them apart: C. sp. "Biene" has white head and C. sp. "Hummel" has black one. Arrangement and size of tank is similar as with other Caridina - it best to keep group of them in 20 liter tank and more. If you want to keep them with other shrimps they should have bigger tank. They might mix with Caridina sp. "Crystal Red", Caridina sp. "Tiger" and Caridina sp. "Biene" but it's not confirmed information. Popular name for it is Caridina sp. "Bumblebee" (that's why it is often mistaken with Caridina sp."Bee").



  
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