Mixing Caridina’s Together
Hey everyone! I have an exciting tale about my beloved Mixed Caridina tank, now a thriving ecosystem of vibrant shrimps. This tank is a living, breathing mosaic, teeming with a variety of Taibees – a delightful crossbreed of Tangerine Tigers and Taiwan Bees. If you take a peek at the image on the right, you'll see a snapshot of this fun caridina underwater world.➡️➡️
I adore this tank because it constantly surprises me. Every now and then, I discover a new shrimp with unique patterns and colors, such as mosura, pinto, crystal, blue bolt, and even the majestic king kong, both black and super red. Each one carries the unmistakable tangerine genes, adding to the tank’s diverse beauty.
Just a quick heads-up: I'm not an expert in breeding or genetics for Caridina shrimps, and some time has passed since I started this journey. This is all based on the best of my knowledge and recollection.
Let’s go back in time to how it started..
About 2-3 years ago, I won 1-3 bags of mixed batch of Caridina shrimps at the local fish club auction. Among my initial prize were a few tangerine tigers, wine reds, pintos, blue mosuras, and crystal reds. Eager to diversify, I later introduced shadow pandas, blue bolts, and both crystal red and blacks into the mix.
Months passed, though I can’t quite recall how many! My main goal was to keep these delicate creatures alive. Being new to Caridinas, I was pleasantly surprised to find they weren’t as challenging to care for as I had feared. Before long, I witnessed a beautiful sight: berried shrimps!
Within weeks, the tank was bustling with a shrimp explosion, each one more fascinating than the last. It’s a sight to behold, never thought caridinas would ever breed just as fast if not faster than Neocaridina. For a closer look at this spectacular shrimp haven, check out my videos to the right.
As you can see… there are all sorts of patterns and shrimps in there! Over time I did lose some of these shrimps due to how hectic my life got and I neglected water changes. The majority remaining shrimps were tangerine tigers (or taibees) with a couple random bluebolts, mosuras, pintos and super reds + crystals.
Fast forward to now.. I still have this entire colony going with lots of cool shrimp popping up here and there. I was able to relocate the taibees that looked moe like tangerine tigeres to their own tank while keeping a few that looked cooler in the main tank. I sold off probably 100+ taibees at this point. If you’re reading this and you bought some from me, I’d be curious to what you have created with them! Check out the video to the right on my tangerine tiger (taibee) tank.
Caridina shrimp for beginners
Tigers are super hardy and I love how easy they are to breed. If you are new to caridina I would highly reccomend either Tangerine Tigers or Yellow King Kongs.
Early stages of a Low Grade Fancy Tiger Shrimp Emerging?
Do you see her? (I’ve seen a couple of these roaming around in the tank..
A few months after I first got these shrimps...
Shrimp Explosion within a few months of owning these guys. This got me hooked on caridina shrimp!
Caridina Mixed Taibee Tank Shrimp Explosion!
Tangerine Tigers + Taibee's
Check out this Taibee shrimp. You can see half it’s body near the bottom half still has it’s tangerine tiger coloration whereas the top of the body looks like a crystal. And the head is like… pinto or mosura? Not entirely sure…
