Black Snowflake Zebra

Latin Name:

Caridina cf. cantonensis

Common. Name:

Black Snowflake Zebra

Appearance:

Black body with many spots on the body - shrimp can show blue or green on the white parts once grown into adults

Size:

up to 2.3 cm

Age:

up to 2.5 years

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 Grade we are selling is as the photos. For this species - the tail marking is more like tiger pattern, and there is NO backline at all, hence we call them zebra

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