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Crystal Red Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis var. Crystal Red
Family: Atyidae
📍 Japan (captive developed)
Crystal red shrimp are selectively bred bee shrimp featuring striking white and red banding, graded S to SSS by pattern clarity. They demand very soft, slightly acidic water and are highly sensitive to temperature swings, dissolved solids, and trace copper. Dedicated shrimp-only tanks using buffered aquasoil are strongly recommended.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – biofilm, shrimp-specific powdered food, leaf litter
- breeding
- Moderate; requires stable, species-appropriate parameters
- 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
59°F — 79°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jul high)