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Eye Spot Pinto Shrimp
Caridina logemanni
📍 Taiwan / Germany selective breeding
The Eye Spot Pinto Shrimp is a selectively bred Caridina variety featuring a striking pattern of dark burgundy or black coloration with distinctive white or cream-colored spots and markings, often including characteristic eye-spot patterns on the carapace. This ornamental shrimp is prized by hobbyists for its bold contrast and unique patterning that makes it stand out in planted aquascapes.
Care Guide
Diet
Eye Spot Pinto Shrimp are detritivores that graze on biofilm, algae, and decaying plant matter. Supplement with high-quality shrimp foods such as Shirakura or Mosura pellets 2-3 times weekly, and occasionally offer blanched vegetables like spinach, zucchini, or cucumber. Ensure adequate leaf litter and driftwood for natural grazing surfaces.
Behavior
These shrimp are active grazers that spend most of their time foraging on substrate and plant surfaces. They are social and thrive in groups, displaying natural hierarchies and molting cycles every 4-6 weeks. Males are slightly smaller and more active than females, which develop a saddle marking when gravid.
Breeding
Eye Spot Pinto Shrimp require soft, acidic water (pH 5.5-6.5, GH 4-6) to breed successfully. Females produce small batches of 20-30 shrimplets that are born fully-formed and independent. Breeding occurs regularly in established colonies with stable parameters; remove shrimplets to a separate rearing tank if high survival rates are desired.
Tank Mates
Small, peaceful algae eater that does not prey on shrimp
Tiny, peaceful fish that ignore shrimp and occupy mid-water column
Nano fish that coexist peacefully with shrimp colonies
Larger shrimp species that can cohabitate; may compete for food
Provides grazing surface, shelter, and biofilm production
Common Diseases
Molting Failure / Incomplete Molt
Shrimp unable to shed exoskeleton completely, often dying during molt; lethargy before molt
Ensure adequate mineral content via GH boosters (e.g., Salty Shrimp GH+); maintain stable pH and temperature; provide calcium-rich foods and cuttlebone; perform 25% water changes weekly
Muscular Necrosis (MSN)
White, opaque patches on muscle tissue visible through translucent areas; progressive weakness and death
Maintain pristine water parameters (pH 5.5-6.5, GH 4-6); increase water change frequency; add Indian almond leaves or alder cones for tannins; ensure adequate mineral supplementation
Vorticella / Fungal Infection
White fuzzy coating on body or appendages; lethargy; difficulty molting
Perform 50% water change; increase aeration; add Indian almond leaves for tannins; maintain temperature at 22-24 C; avoid copper-based treatments (lethal to shrimp)
Copper Toxicity
Sudden death, erratic behavior, loss of appetite, discoloration
Immediately perform large water change (80%); use copper-free medications only; check fertilizers and tap water for copper contamination; use RO water if necessary
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Quick Facts
- diet
- detritivore/omnivore - biofilm, algae, leaf litter, specialized shrimp foods
- lifespan
- 1-2 years
- max size
- 3 cm (1.25 in)
- tank size
- 5 gallons minimum for colony
- 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)