Tangerine Tiger
Caridina cantonensis
The Tangerine Tiger is a beautiful, bright orange species of wild shrimp
- great and robust wild form
- bright orange body color
- delicate dot and stripe pattern
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Product description & details
The Tangerine Tiger, also known as the Golden Tiger shrimp, belongs to the species Caridina cantonensis and originally comes from southern China. This wild form is bright orange in color and has a pattern of delicate stripes and dots, which are usually black, but in rare cases can be reddish.
The Tangerine Tiger has a high cross-breeding potential with Bee Shrimp, Tiger Shrimp and Taiwan Bees and is ideal for breeding new color forms. So-called Tangtai are created from a mating of Tangerine Tigers and Taiwan Bees, as well as Tibees from a mating of Tigers and Bees. Purely mated, the Tangerine Tiger is genetically stable.
Care in the aquarium
The Tangerine Tiger is a robust and not a particularly demanding speciesas long as it has the right water parameters. Keeping this beautiful shrimp is possible in aquariums with a capacity of 10 liters or more, but since the water values fluctuate significantly less with more volume, we recommend an aquarium that holds 20 liters or more. The Tangerine Tiger requires clean, oxygen-rich, rather soft and, if possible, lime-free water, which is why it is best kept on salted osmosis water, but is also potentially suitable for soft tap water (CH below 5). The Bee Shrimp Mineral GH+ is suitable as a mineral salt. Aqua soil is the ideal substrate because it sets the optimal values and keeps them stable, but unlike Bee shrimp, this is not absolutely necessary for keeping Tangerine Tiger shrimp. Sand or gravel, which does not harden the water, are also suitable. It is also important 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 Tangerine Tiger is ideally kept in a pure shrimp aquarium, preferably together with snails. However, socialization with small, peaceful fish that do not prey on shrimp is also possible.
Feeding
As a classic leftover recycler, the Tangerine Tiger 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. As with most dwarf shrimp, female tiger shrimp adults are slightly larger than males. The Tangerine Tiger reproduces in fresh water and can be bred in an aquarium without any problems as long as the water parameters are right. After a gestation period of around 3 to 4 weeks, the female releases around 10-30 fully developed shrimplets, which initially feed on microorganisms present in the aquarium and can be fed with dust food.