Babaulti Malaya Shrimp
Caridina cf. babaulti "Malaya"
Its often contrasting and variable coloring makes the Babaulti Malaya shrimp an interesting and pretty aquarium resident.
- pretty wild form
- high-contrast pattern
- easy to maintain
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Product description & details
The Babaulti Malaya Shrimp, Caridina cf. babaulti “Malaya”, comes from Malaysia in Asia and belongs to the Babaulti shrimp species. It is characterized by a slightly transparent basic color, which varies from light to brick red and brown to blue and purple. Many individuals also have a more or less pronounced white dorsal line and/or individual, vertical stripes along the back, which form a nice contrast to the colored body. What is particularly interesting about the Babaulti Malaya Shrimp is that it can change its color suddenly depending on its mood.
Care in the aquarium
The Babaulti Malaya Shrimp is a robust and undemanding species that can be kept in an aquarium of 10 liters or more. It prefers clean and well-filtered water with a temperature between 23 and 28°C. A pH value between 6.0 and 8.0 and a hardness of 5 to 15°dGH are ideal for its well-being. This makes the Babaulti Malaya Shrimp ideal for keeping in soft to medium-hard tap water. In order for this sociable dwarf shrimp to feel safe, it should be kept in a group of at least 10 animals and in a well-planted aquarium. The plants, but also wood, stone structures or shrimp tubes offer it protection and places of retreat. It can be kept well with peaceful, small fish. Babaulti species can also be socialized well with Neocaridina and other Caridina species with suitable care requirements, as crossing between them is not possible.
Feeding
As a classic recycler of leftovers, the Babaulti Malaya Shrimp feeds on biofilm and algae growth as well as detritus (dead plant material, carrion, leftover food). In the aquarium it can be fed with special shrimp food, green leaves, algae powder and occasionally frozen food. Ideally, there are always brown leaves in the aquarium, which represents ideal permanent food for the animals.
Sexual characteristics and breeding
Sex determination is usually not possible in young animals, but only in sexually mature animals. Juveniles and males have a narrower underside of the abdomen, while sexually mature females have a wider underside that covers the swimming legs like a “skirt”. This widening of the abdomen serves to protect the eggs, which the female carries and cares between her swimming legs for around 4-6 weeks until they hatch. As with most dwarf shrimp, adult female Babaulti Malaya are also slightly larger than the males and are often more opaque in color. Babaulti Malaya Shrimp reproduce in fresh water. In contrast to most dwarf shrimp of the genera Caridina and Neocaridina, the female Babaulti Malaya do not release finished juvenile shrimp, but rather around 30-50 benthic larvae, which only develop into full-fledged shrimp a few days after hatching. The newly hatched larvae live on the ground, are tiny and require very small food such as microorganisms and dust food to grow. For successful breeding, we recommend a well-established species aquarium in which there is also some sludge.
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