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Extreme Panda Shrimp
Caridina logemanni
📍 Taiwan selective breeding
The Extreme Panda Shrimp is a highly selective Taiwan Bee variant featuring bold black and white coloration with distinctive panda-like markings on the head and body. This premium shrimp displays intense contrast between jet-black and snow-white bands, making it one of the most visually striking Caridina varieties. The pattern intensity and clarity make it highly sought after by serious shrimp hobbyists.
Care Guide
Diet
Extreme Panda Shrimp are detritivores that graze on biofilm and algae throughout the day. Supplement with high-quality shrimp-specific foods such as Shirakura, Mosura, or Benibachi products designed for Taiwan Bee variants. Offer blanched vegetables like spinach or zucchini 1-2 times weekly, removing uneaten portions after 24 hours.
Behavior
These shrimp are active grazers, constantly foraging along substrate and plants for food particles and biofilm. They are sensitive to water parameter fluctuations and may exhibit stress through color fading or hiding behavior. Molting occurs every 4-6 weeks; provide adequate calcium and minerals to support successful shell hardening.
Breeding
Extreme Panda Shrimp require stable, acidic soft water (pH 5.5-6.5, GH 4-6) to breed successfully. Females produce small batches of 20-30 shrimplets that develop within the female's swimmerets for 3-4 weeks before being released as miniature versions of adults. High water quality and consistent parameters are essential for successful reproduction.
Tank Mates
Small, peaceful algae eater that does not prey on shrimp
Tiny, non-aggressive fish that occupy mid-water column
Nano fish that share similar water parameters and peaceful temperament
Larger shrimp species that coexist peacefully without predation
Provides grazing surface, shelter, and biofilm production
Common Diseases
Molting Failure / Incomplete Molt
Shrimp unable to fully shed exoskeleton, pieces of shell remaining attached, lethargy, death within days
Increase mineral supplementation (calcium, magnesium) via specialized shrimp mineral powders; maintain stable pH and GH; ensure adequate iodine through varied diet; perform small water changes
Muscular Necrosis (MSC)
White/opaque muscle tissue visible through translucent body segments, loss of color intensity, inability to move properly, death
Maintain pristine water parameters (pH 5.5-6.5, GH 4-6); increase mineral supplementation; perform 25% water changes weekly; ensure adequate nutrition with quality shrimp foods; isolate affected individuals
Vorticella / Fungal Infection
White fuzzy coating on body and antennae, lethargy, difficulty molting, cloudy appearance
Perform 50% water change immediately; add Indian almond leaves or alder cones for tannins; increase aeration; maintain optimal water parameters; avoid copper-based treatments (toxic to shrimp); consider salt baths (1 tsp per gallon) for 10-15 minutes if severe
Copper Toxicity
Sudden death, convulsions, color loss, lethargy, gill damage
Perform immediate 100% water change with copper-free water; use only copper-free medications and fertilizers; test tap water for copper contamination; use activated carbon in filter; avoid all copper-containing products indefinitely
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Quick Facts
- diet
- detritivore/omnivore - biofilm, algae wafers, specialized shrimp foods
- lifespan
- 1.5-2 years
- max size
- 3.2 cm (1.25 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- temperament
- peaceful
Water it likes
- ph
- 5.5-6.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 4-6 dGH
- temperature
- 72–75°F (22–24°C)