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Caridina typus, also known as the Australian Amano Shrimp, is a species of amphidromous atyid shrimp. [1] It was first described by H. Milne-Edwards in 1837. [2] It has a broad distribution in tropical freshwater habitats in the Indo-West Pacific region, with its western range extending to eastern Africa and its eastern range extending to Polynesia. [3]
The bee shrimp (Caridina cantonensis), is a species of small freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. It is native to Taiwan. [2] These shrimp are scavengers, and eat small pieces of decayed vegetation and algae. [3] Bee shrimp have a life span of about 18 months. They enjoy a temperature in the 70 to 78 °F (21 to 26 °C) range. [4]
Caridina is a genus of freshwater atyid shrimp. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water in Asia, Oceania and Africa. They are filter-feeders and omnivorous scavengers. They range from 0.9 to 9.8 mm (C. cantonensis) to 1.2–7.4 mm in carapace length.
The eggs of Caridina multidentata are rich in yolk and are oval-shaped. [5] The species has adapted to live in fast-flowing water, having a wide and short rostrum. Caridina multidentata begin to take in food in the third zoeal stage, relying on internal nutrition longer than distant relatives such as the Caridina leucosticta and Caridina typus.
Caridina dennerli are considered one of the most attractive species of shrimp in the Caridina genus, becoming increasingly sought after. [3] The shrimp are quite small, with a fully grown adult barely reaching 1 inch in length. They feed on small animals in an established and planted aquarium and are sensitive to water parameter fluctuations. [4]
Caridina spongicola is a small species of freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi (Indonesia) that reaches 0.64 to 1.27 cm (0.25 to 0.5 in) in length. [2] In the wild it strictly lives on an undescribed species of freshwater sponge, making it one of only two known commensal species of freshwater shrimp (the other is a Limnocaridina shrimp that lives in mussels in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa).
It is difficult to breed, because it will only mate in brackish water. It will grow to 3.5–4 centimetres (1.4–1.6 in). It prefers water temperature from 20 to 28 °C (68 to 82 °F) and a pH 6.5 to 7.5. [7] Females of Caridina gracilirostris often have hundreds of green eggs under their bodies. [9] The larvae requires brackish water to grow.
Caridina loehae is a freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi. It is known as mini blue bee and orange delight shrimp in the aquarium trade. It is endemic to the Malili lake system. It lives on rocky substrates at a maximal depth of 5 metres. [1]