Sulawesi Cardinal Shrimp
Caridina dennerli
Difficulty (1-5): 5/5
Description
Endemic to a single Sulawesi lake, requiring hot, hard, alkaline water. One of the hardest invertebrates to keep long-term.
Water test requirements
- pH: 7.8 – 8.5
- Temperature: 27 – 30 °C
- General Hardness (GH): 6 – 12 °dGH
- Carbonate Hardness (KH): 4 – 10 °dKH
- TDS: 180 – 300 ppm
- Nitrate (NO3): ≤ 5 mg/L
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