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Caridina sp. "Tiger"




Apperance: There are 5 vertical, thin stripes on carapax. Stripes are dark and very markedly. On tail epiphysis dark spot, tail gusset is orange. There are few hue types (white, yellow, blue and black)
Origin: Not known yet, probably China and neighbour countries
Size: Males to 2,5 cm, females to 3,5 cm.
Water conditions: Temp about 25 C, GH 8, pH 6-7.
Tank layout: They like tanks with sand substrate, lots of plants and roots. You can put some beech leafs on the bottom.
Food: Algae, artificial aliments with spirulin.
Breeding:No larvae stadium. Female carries about 50 eggs. Young ones appear after 4 weeks and become mature after 3-4 months.



Peaceful shrimp. Should be accompanied by peaceful fish and shrimps. Caridina sp. "Tiger" loves to eat algae and there should be some of them always in tank - when there's a need they should be fed with artificial aliments. It breeds without any trouble, as long as you watch over good water and oxygen conditions.
Tank should be prepared like for other Caridinas - the best choice is to keep group of Tigers in at least 20 liter tank. If they suppose to have company the tank should be pro rata bigger. This shrimp presents best in a bigger group. Tank with a big number of Tigers is very attractive :) Caridina sp "Tiger" is part o serrata group and that's why it shouldn't be kept together with other shrimps from this group (as well as with other hue variants of C. sp. Tiger) because they might mix.



  
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