Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Cardinal Shrimp
Caridina dennerli
Photo: DirkBlankenhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature26–30 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Adult size2.5 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Atyidae
- Origin
- Lake Matano (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
- Size
- 2 – 2.5 cm
- Temperature
- 26 – 30°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 4-8 / KH 4-8 / TDS 100-200
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Diet
- omnivorous (biofilm, algae, shrimp food)
- Reproduction
- fully formed young, in small numbers
Notes: Red with white spots shaped like stars. Requires warm, alkaline, very stable water and porous rocks. Endangered species: Purchase only captive-bred specimens.
