Shrimp

Green Babaulti Shrimp

Caridina cf. babaulti "Green"

Taxonomy

Phylum:: Arthropoda
Subphylum:: Crustacea
Class:: Malacostraca
Order:: Decapoda
Suborder:: Pleocyemata
Family:: Atyidae
Genus:: Caridina

About the species

Key features:: Light to dark green colouration (highly variable)
Male:: 2–2.5 cm
Female:: 2.5–3 cm

Tank

Tank length:: 30–180 cm
Nano tank:: Yes
Species tank:: No
Min. group:: 10 pcs

Water parameters

Temperature:: 25–30 °C
pH:: 7–7.5
GH:: 8–22 °dH
KH:: 0–8 °dH

Plants

Plants in the tank:: Yes

Food and tankmates

Food

Algae

Nettle leaves

Beech leaves

Flake food

Frozen food

Cucumber

Dandelion

Live food

Catfish tablets

Shrimp compatibility

Shrimp offspring

Dwarf shrimp

Amano shrimp

Safe medications

Fenbendazole (Panacur)

Breeding

Development type:: Direct (young look like adults)
Number of young:: Up to 40 juveniles
Clutch size:: Up to 40 (50–80) eggs
Frequency:: Every 4–6 weeks with good water quality

Description

Caridina cf. babaulti "Green" is a beautiful shrimp from India for advanced shrimp keepers. Its beautiful green colour makes it stand out in any aquarium.

When fed green bell pepper, its green colour becomes even more intense after a few days.

Breeding can sometimes be somewhat difficult.

How breeding happens

Breeding can sometimes be somewhat difficult, as this shrimp is difficult to induce to breed.

Its reproductive mode is not entirely of the specialised type: the relatively small eggs do not hatch into fully developed juveniles, but into larvae that survive in freshwater and remain on the bottom. After a few days, they moult into juvenile shrimp.

The very small larvae must be protected from fish and filter intakes, the latter by means of very fine material.