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Peaceful and a good cleaner of algae and leftovers.
This one is best kept on its own, or with its own kind.
Peaceful and a good cleaner of algae and leftovers. Tolerates a wider range of water than other Sulawesi shrimp.
Algae, biofilm and shrimp pellets; likes leaf litter.
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Berried livebearer-style (free-swimming shrimplets) · Moderate
Breeds readily and productively in ordinary freshwater aquaria across a wide range of conditions.
Keep a group of 15-20 and let them pair up; females moult and then mate within a day or two.
30 L tank with hard, alkaline water (pH 7-8), 24-28 C and moss.
Stable warm water and regular feeding.
10-30 eggs.
Free-swimming tiny adults; feed biofilm.
A small, mottled brownish shrimp with sparse stripes from rivers of southern Sulawesi. Unlike the lake species it is a generalist: cheap, hardy and easy to breed.
This shrimp was described in 2009 from Sulawesi. It is sold in the hobby as the Malawa shrimp. It is hardier than many other Sulawesi shrimp.
First described by Cai, Wowor & Choy in 2009. Named for Named after German zoologist Erich Woltereck.
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WRONG-NAME FLAG: legacy maps "Malawa shrimp" to Caridina woltereckae, which is a different animal (the Sulawesi harlequin shrimp, endemic to Lake Towuti, hard to keep). The cheap, easy, speckled brown "Malawa" shrimp is a river species, sold as Caridina pareparensis / C. pareparensis parvidentata; WoRMS now treats parvidentata as its own species, Caridina parvidentata Roux, 1904. Exact wild origin of hobby stock is unknown (Aquarium Glaser). All other fields below are for the Malawa shrimp, not C. woltereckae. Invertebrate: freshwater atyid shrimp.
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentata · WoRMS/DecaNet records for Caridina pareparensis · The Shrimp Farm: Types of Sulawesi Shrimp · Wikipedia: Caridina woltereckaeNew value.
WoRMS/DecaNet records for Caridina pareparensisSingle hobby source (wholesaler article). Legacy 3 cm not supported.
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentataTolerance range from one source; legacy 24-28 lies inside it. The Shrimp Farm advises keeping it warm ("Just keep the warm water").
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentataSource says acidic to alkaline but gives no numbers.
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentataNo numeric GH found.
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentataSources say not shy and community-tank suitable but do not state temperament directly.
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentataLegacy 2 (medium); sources say easy.
The Shrimp Farm: Types of Sulawesi Shrimp · Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentataNew value.
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentata · The Shrimp Farm: Types of Sulawesi ShrimpBreeds in fresh water at home. Whether young hatch as miniatures or as short freshwater larvae was not found in a source. Legacy ~3-4 week carrying time not confirmed.
Aquarium Glaser (Frank Schäfer, 2023): Caridina pareparensis parvidentataLegacy "speckled orange-brown ... easier than most Sulawesi species" is broadly right; the main correction is the species name (see scientificName).
The Shrimp Farm: Types of Sulawesi Shrimp