Tiger Shrimp Caridina cantonensis "Tiger"

The Tiger Shrimp is a wonderful species to have in your shrimp collection. Its yellow head and yellow tail really offset the black stripes along the body. It is in fact a species from the wild that is able to be bred in freshwater so any hobbyist is able to breed them.

A Baby Tiger

Like all other species, the Tiger Shrimp will breed extremely well and reproduce around the clock as long as it is healthy and happy. The tank water must be very clean and free of contaminants to make sure that this species is indeed happy. Each female produces roughly 20-25 hatchlings and will do so constantly if the shrimp is healthy. Once hatching a batch of eggs it should take no more than a week for the same female to once again possess eggs.

The females are almost identical to the male except for the rather large "undercarriage" below the shrimps body. Once you see a pregnant shrimp then you will known how to identify other females in the colony. If you look at the last picture from the web link below of a pregnant shrimp and compare it to the picture above of a male and you can see how the portion below the body is distinctly larger in the female . The coloration stays the same for both male and female.

As the Tiger Shrimp becomes more widespread throughout the hobby it has become a popular species for the "novice" shrimp hobbyists. I highly recommend this species as a second choice for any hobbyist after you have successfully bred and raised Red Cherry Shrimp and feel confident enough to acquire a new species.

More info: [http://www.planetinverts.com/Tiger] Shrimp.html

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