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Blue Tiger Shrimp
Caridina mariae var.
Family: Atyidae
📍 Southern China
Deep blue tiger shrimp with dark stripes. Requires the same soft, acidic water as other Caridina. The royal blue coloration is highly prized among shrimp keepers.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – biofilm, shrimp-specific powdered food, leaf litter
- breeding
- Moderate; sensitive to parameter fluctuations
- lifespan
- 1.5–2 years
- max size
- 3 cm (1.2 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful
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Water it likes
- ph
- 5.8–6.8
- tds
- 100–150 ppm
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <10 ppm
- hardness
- 0–6 dGH
- temperature
- 68–75°F (20–24°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
61°F — 77°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)
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