Caridina Taiwan Bee "Pinto Red"

Profile of Caridina Taiwan Bee "Pinto Red"

• Scientific name: Neocaridina davidi Bouvier, 1904
• Common name: Taiwan Bee "Pinto Red"
• Difficulty level: Easy, suitable for Beginners.
• Color: Bright red, some females with a lighter back line
• Life expectancy: 18 to 24 months
• Water parameters: GH 3 to 30, KH 3 to 30, pH 6.5 to 8.5, temperature 5 to 30 ° C
• Aquarium size: From 20 liters, recommended more than 30 liters
• Reproduction: Easy, after four to six weeks, 20 to 40 young are born
• Behavior: Pacific, can live with small fish, crabs, other prawns, crabs, and snails

Characteristics of the Taiwan Bee Shrimp "Pinto Red"

I paint Red  It is a deep red shrimp with a very nice white pattern / white stripes on the abdomen (predominantly). The distribution of the white stripe pattern is slightly different for each bee in Taiwan.

In terms of maintenance and care, I paint Red can be well compared to other Taiwan Bees and also to the Shrimp bee / redbee, with the bee of Taiwan "Pinto Red" The prawns are not the classic prawns for beginners, but more demanding in terms of quality and water values. At a temperature of 20 to 26 ° C, the pH value should be somewhat in the acidic range with low carbonate hardness.