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Peaceful and shy; suits small peaceful nano tanks.
113 species in our list are a good match.
Peaceful and shy; suits small peaceful nano tanks.
Biofilm, powdered food and blanched vegetables.
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Females grow larger; males stay smaller and slimmer.
Common problems. Tap one to see the signs. This is a guide, not a diagnosis.
Berried livebearer-style (free-swimming shrimplets) · Moderate
Breeds in fresh water without special care if the water is soft and not too alkaline: females carry eggs about 3-4 weeks and fully developed young hatch; adults do not eat the young.
Keep a group of 15-20 and let them pair up; females moult and then mate within a day or two.
20-40 L tank with active buffered soil, RO or remineralised soft water (GH 4-6, KH 0-2, pH 5.8-6.8), moss and a sponge filter.
Stable soft water and a small cool water change with RO water often triggers moulting and mating.
20-40 eggs, hatching after 3-4 weeks.
Shrimplets look like tiny adults and graze biofilm; give powdered food and moss and avoid strong flow.
A small black-and-white banded Caridina from mountain streams in southern China; it breeds readily in soft, slightly acidic water.
This shrimp was described in 2000 from southern China. It is sold as the bumblebee shrimp for its banded pattern. It is often confused with the Taiwan bee shrimp.
First described by N. K. Ng & Yixiong Cai in 2000.
15 facts checked with sources
WRONG-NAME FLAG: Caridina breviata Ng & Cai, 2000 is a valid species, but hobby bumblebee shrimp are an unidentified species complex sold under that and other names. Invertebrate: freshwater atyid shrimp.
Garnelio: Bumblebee shrimp - Caridina sp. · The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp Care · WoRMS/DecaNet: Caridina breviata Ng & Cai, 2000New value.
WoRMS/DecaNet: Caridina breviata1.2 in = 3 cm. Maximum for females; legacy 2.5 cm is close.
Garnelio: Bumblebee shrimp - Caridina sp. · The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp Care62-76 °F = 16.7-24.4 °C. Legacy 24-28 °C is too warm per this source; it is a mountain-stream shrimp.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp CareLegacy upper 7.5 above source. Garnelio says KH should be very low.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp CareNew value. Same source: KH 0-3.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp Care5 US gal x 3.785 = 19 L (ideal 10 gal = 38 L). Legacy 20 L agrees after rounding.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp CareGroup animal, but no number given.
Garnelio: Bumblebee shrimp - Caridina sp.Legacy 2 (medium) matches The Shrimp Farm; Garnelio rates it advanced.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp Care · Garnelio: Bumblebee shrimp - Caridina sp.New value. Legacy "about" says Southeast Asia.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp CareSaddle: The Shrimp Farm notes the yellow saddle patch behind the female's head before eggs move to the pleopods.
Garnelio: Bumblebee shrimp - Caridina sp.Direct development, breeds in home tanks. Garnelio: in hard tap water they usually do not reproduce.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp Care · Garnelio: Bumblebee shrimp - Caridina sp.Legacy 10-30 eggs; legacy "about 20" in short text agrees with lower end.
Garnelio: Bumblebee shrimp - Caridina sp.Legacy says black-and-yellow and Southeast Asia; sources say black-and-white and southern China.
The Shrimp Farm: Bumblebee Shrimp Care