White Pearl
Neocaridina palmata
The White Pearl shrimp looks particularly beautiful on dark ground.
- translucent white in color
- easy to maintain
- prolific
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Product description & details
The White Pearl shrimp is a color form of Neocaridina palmata, which originally comes from Asia and occurs in southern China. It is a relative of the Neocaridina davidi, to which most of the Neocaridina breeding forms represented in aquaristics, such as the Red Sakura or Blue Jelly, belong, and cannot be distinguished from it in terms of body structure with the naked eye. The White Pearl shrimp is characterized by a translucent, white color. The female’s bright egg spots and eggs are particularly eye-catching.
Care in the aquarium
The White Pearl 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. Due to its ability to adapt to a wide range of water parameters, it is ideal for keeping in soft to hard tap water as well as in remineralized osmosis water. What is particularly important is that the temperature of the water does not exceed 26°C for long periods of time, even in summer. 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 roots, stone structures or shrimp tubes offer it protection and places of retreat. The nature of the substrate is of secondary importance for the shrimp, but its snow-white coloring is best shown on a dark substrate. The White Pearl can be socialized well with snails, but also with peaceful, small fish.
Feeding
As a classic leftover recycler, the White Pearl 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 types of shrimp food, leaves, algae powder and occasionally frozen food. Ideally, there are always brown autumn leaves in the aquarium, which represent optimal 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 until they hatch. Beforehand, the eggs are also clearly visible as a bright white egg spot on the female’s neck. As with most dwarf shrimp, female White Pearl adults are slightly larger than males and tend to be slightly more intensely colored. All Neocaridina shrimp reproduce in fresh water and breeding in the aquarium is usually easy. After being berried for around 3 to 4 weeks, the female releases around 20-30 fully developed, transparent shrimplets, which initially feed on microorganisms present in the aquarium and can be fed with dust food. A cross between Neocaridina palmata and Neocarina davidi is possible, but often results in wild-colored offspring.