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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.
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]
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]
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]
Breeding only requires a sexed pair of shrimp, stable water parameters, and a food source. Eggs may be observed developing in the female's ovaries as a green or yellow triangular "saddle" marking on her back. When she is ready to lay the eggs, which occurs after molting, she releases pheromones into the water to signal her availability to males.
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).
Caridina mariae, commonly known as the tiger shrimp, is a variety of freshwater shrimp from Southeast Asia (neighboring counties of Yingde and Conghua, Guangdong Province, Southern China and Hong Kong SAR [1]) that are popular in hobby aquariums. The natural coloration of the shrimp isa semitransparent body, with dark brown to black blotches on ...
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]