Crystal Red Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis
Difficulty (1-5): 4/5
Description
White-and-red banded bee shrimp needing soft, acidic, low-TDS water over an active soil. Far less forgiving than cherries.
Water test requirements
- pH: 5.5 – 6.8
- Temperature: 20 – 25 °C
- General Hardness (GH): 3 – 6 °dGH
- Carbonate Hardness (KH): 0 – 2 °dKH
- TDS: 100 – 180 ppm
- Nitrate (NO3): ≤ 10 mg/L