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I have bought some Bumble Bee shrimp online which turned out to be New Bee Type II (caridina/paracaridina meriodinalis) shrimp after having a look at them This New Bee shrimp is called ‚Sandhummel‘ in German. This shrimp has clear, thin black and white stripes on the back. Significant is a black V-sign on the head [...]

At the moment, some folks are on a China trip, having a closer look to shrimp habitats of Tiger, Bee and New Bee shrimps. Check out http://www.crustahunter.de for pictures of amazing shrimps, text is in German only, I am sorry.

Here are some updates from my shrimp tank Goldflakes (caridina spinata): 2 adults died, appearantly having molting problems, had brown bubbles in the neck before. One shrimp is berried! Change filtration to undergravel-canister-combination to reduce drift; shrimp like it and wander around more. New Bee Shrimp: 2 shrimps are berried but one only carrys few [...]

New Bee Shrimp (‘Sandhummel’)

Posted: 25th September 2009 by Imke in General
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These shrimp need very soft water. I am still waiting for my first offspring. One berried female perhaps has dropped the eggs or the shrimplets starved while I have been on vacation. I will have a try if they crossbreed with caridina cantonensis if I have the time. This would prove that they are not [...]