Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Tiger Shrimp
Caridina mariae
Photo: Mirrakor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature18–25 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Atyidae
- Origin
- Southern China
- Size
- 2.5 – 3 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 25°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 5-12 / KH 2-6 / TDS 150-250
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- Omnivorous (biofilm, algae, shrimp food)
- Reproduction
- The female carries the eggs under her abdomen; the young are born fully formed
Notes: Translucent body with vertical black stripes. More hardy than glass shrimp (Caridina). There are bred varieties, such as the blue Tiger shrimp with orange eyes.
