Red Steel Shrimp - HIGH GRADE

Latin Name:

Caridina cf. cantonensis

Common. Name:

Red Steel Shrimp

Appearance:

Dark Red, more to metallic wine red colour on the head. Body can be either white or pink body.

Size:

up to 2.3 cm

Age:

up to 2.5years

Compatibility

Can be keep together with any other shrimps (if the water values match). Will cross breed with any other caridina cantonensis species, but not to any neocaridina cherry shrimp species

Grading:

The Red Steel is with dark red head or metallic looking wine red colour. Anything does not look like our photos can only be seen as Red Bolt, which is a lot less in value

Food:

Omnivorous, feeds on algae, biofilm and commercial shrimp foods. Please avoid feeding your shrimp with any foods that contains copper.

Difficulty

Suitable for beginners

Requirements & water values:

min. aquarium requirements

We recommend a tank of at least 25 L and minimum a group of 10 is require for a thriving colony.

Temperature

20 - 25 °C

pH value

5.5 - 6.5 mol/l

Total hardness (GH)

4 - 6 ° dGh

Carbonate hardness (KH)

0-1

TDS for RO (osmosis) water

approx. 120 to 180 ppm