Gamba cardenal de Sulawesi (Caridina dennerli)

Parámetros de cuidado

Temperatura

26–29 °C

pH

7.5–8.5

Dureza GH

6–12 dGH

Tamaño adulto

2–2.5 cm

Tanque mínimo

30 L

Capa de nado

Bottom — grazing rock and shell surfaces

Dificultad

Avanzada

Temperamento

Very peaceful

Descripción de la especie

Caridina dennerli is an Atyidae freshwater shrimp, the Sulawesi Cardinal with snow-white socks. In the aquarium it stays a very peaceful, brilliant red grazer. Plan on 2–2.5 cm of adult shrimp at a constant 26–29 °C in alkaline water — it tolerates no cool spells and rewards the specialist with easy breeding.

Biotopo natural

Hábitat

Deep, hot, alkaline crater lake with rocky shores

Corriente

Gentle current

Oxígeno disuelto

High oxygen

Paisaje y equipo

Sustrato

Crushed coral or sandy rock to buffer alkalinity

Decoración dura

Rocks and shell gravel with algae cover

Plantas

Algae-covered rocks instead of demanding plants

Temperamento, dieta y compañeros

Sociabilidad

Groups of 10 or more

Dieta

Algae and aufwuchs grazer; spirulina foods

Compañeros recomendados

• Other Sulawesi shrimp — Same hot alkaline niche
• Sulawesi gobies and ricefish — Shares the niche in nature

Evitar con

• Cool-water community fish — Needs 26–29 °C, most fish do not
• Copper-based medications — Lethal to all invertebrates

Cría y notas

Dimorfismo sexual

Females are larger with a deeper abdomen

Método de cría

Breeds in freshwater — one of the easier Sulawesi species

Preguntas frecuentes