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ShrimphardFreshwater
Pinto Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis var. 'Pinto'
Family: Atyidae
Pinto shrimp are highly prized Taiwan bee variants with bold black and white patterning in distinctive stripe, skunk, or spotted configurations. They are among the most valuable freshwater shrimp in the hobby and require immaculate water quality.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Biofilm, leaf litter, specialized shrimp foods
- lifespan
- 1.5–2 years
- max size
- 3.5 cm
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum (dedicated shrimp tank)
- temperament
- Peaceful
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Water it likes
- ph
- 5.8–6.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <5 ppm
- hardness
- 0–4 dGH
- temperature
- 68–75°F (20–24°C)
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