Where did you get them? I'm thinking of getting caridina tiger shrimp, most likely tangerine, but these are nice too.
Leopard Tiger Shrimp (Caridina rubropunctata)
So I have been pining over these shrimp for some time and I have finally got my hands on them.
(Video of my shrimps https://youtu.be/Wc6zArLw8LI )
I was wondering if anyone else has tried these guys and what advice they might have. I have scoured the net for information and have become very familiar with Google Translate. I've read just about any information a quick/in-depth Google search could tell you. What I'm looking for is first hand experience, or second hand I guess haha. In any case, I'd love to breed them, and would like to get that going soon. My tank is a 25 gallon cube. Water parameters are; temp 77°F, pH 6.7, kh 3°, gh 4°. I'm aiming to raise my pH to at least 7.2, and to get my gh up to 5 or 6°(this is for my other tank mates). There is a little wiggle room, but that's the goal at least.
(Video of my shrimps https://youtu.be/Wc6zArLw8LI )
I was wondering if anyone else has tried these guys and what advice they might have. I have scoured the net for information and have become very familiar with Google Translate. I've read just about any information a quick/in-depth Google search could tell you. What I'm looking for is first hand experience, or second hand I guess haha. In any case, I'd love to breed them, and would like to get that going soon. My tank is a 25 gallon cube. Water parameters are; temp 77°F, pH 6.7, kh 3°, gh 4°. I'm aiming to raise my pH to at least 7.2, and to get my gh up to 5 or 6°(this is for my other tank mates). There is a little wiggle room, but that's the goal at least.
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Woke up to find 2 bodies this morning. The adults seemed pretty lethargic yesterday compared to the smaller younger ones. I too think some of these may be tiger hybrids with the markings I see. Unfortunate as I was hoping to work on getting a pure colony going. But fortunate as it gives me a step ahead on a planned breeding project 
I still have the berried one and she is pretty active so I think she will make it. There is one adult that's pretty lazy and I don't think it will make it. There also was a molted shell in there so that's a good sign.
As you can see in the pic the top one has only spots and the bottom is more speckled with banding.
There are a few images online that show both as rubropunctata but who's to say that aren't hybridized as well. It would be really nice if someone with first-hand knowledge and experience could confirm if you can have either set of markings on pure wild ones or not.
Oops missed the food part. Generally I've relied on biofilm as my primary food source. I've been dosing 2ml of stabilty into the breeder box and I did move a small price of mossy driftwood from the main tank in there for them to graze on. It's hard to find food that doesn't contaminate the water more than I like. Most commercial foods I just view as a "treat" and only dish out every 3-5 days. The powdered and liquidized bacteria is pretty much a must at this pH or at least I feel it is from what I've read.
I still have the berried one and she is pretty active so I think she will make it. There is one adult that's pretty lazy and I don't think it will make it. There also was a molted shell in there so that's a good sign. As you can see in the pic the top one has only spots and the bottom is more speckled with banding.
There are a few images online that show both as rubropunctata but who's to say that aren't hybridized as well. It would be really nice if someone with first-hand knowledge and experience could confirm if you can have either set of markings on pure wild ones or not.
Oops missed the food part. Generally I've relied on biofilm as my primary food source. I've been dosing 2ml of stabilty into the breeder box and I did move a small price of mossy driftwood from the main tank in there for them to graze on. It's hard to find food that doesn't contaminate the water more than I like. Most commercial foods I just view as a "treat" and only dish out every 3-5 days. The powdered and liquidized bacteria is pretty much a must at this pH or at least I feel it is from what I've read.
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Having a small hydra outbreak. Treated with hydrogen peroxide. My shrimp went nuts right after. They seem to be quite sensitive to anything new. Was able to get a few good photos of them. I think one of them may be having a hard time. They don't have much in their gut track. Gonna have to keep an eye on them. I have a feeling there is probably something extra this shrimp need inorder to flourish that isn't yet known to the hobby.
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Try blood worms. Was feeding my newts and decided to toss in a few. They all went nuts. Some are even hordeing. Ha ha.
Mine have been getting happier and happier. Still the largest one seems lazy though but it's eating now. Female is still berried and another molted as well.
These guys have some odd behavior. They appear to be somewhat territorial and don't like to get to close to one another. Could be the small space. I'm just not quite ready to drop them into the main tank yet though.
As of this morning every single one seems to have a lot more energy and are moving about quite a bit. I am gonna try to find the time to get the good camera and tripod out instead of using my phone. I really don't think mine are true leopards. The berried one has shifted color from brownish to mostly bluish with some light banding almost like a blue bee and the other large adult has galaxy markings and orange eyes. Most of the smaller ones look like you could possibly be leopards but have both stripes and spots. I'm scratching my head as I can't find any image of any shrimp that looks quite like these. Galaxy and beauty shrimp kinda come close but not quite. So yeah... Looking more and more like I have hybrids of some sort either that or its something new that isn't documented but I find that less likely to be true. Will post good pics asap.
Mine have been getting happier and happier. Still the largest one seems lazy though but it's eating now. Female is still berried and another molted as well.
These guys have some odd behavior. They appear to be somewhat territorial and don't like to get to close to one another. Could be the small space. I'm just not quite ready to drop them into the main tank yet though.
As of this morning every single one seems to have a lot more energy and are moving about quite a bit. I am gonna try to find the time to get the good camera and tripod out instead of using my phone. I really don't think mine are true leopards. The berried one has shifted color from brownish to mostly bluish with some light banding almost like a blue bee and the other large adult has galaxy markings and orange eyes. Most of the smaller ones look like you could possibly be leopards but have both stripes and spots. I'm scratching my head as I can't find any image of any shrimp that looks quite like these. Galaxy and beauty shrimp kinda come close but not quite. So yeah... Looking more and more like I have hybrids of some sort either that or its something new that isn't documented but I find that less likely to be true. Will post good pics asap.
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Found out the "good camera" isn't so good anymore. Did the best I could to get some with my phone.
I put all of them into my main tank other than the berried female and the one I don't think is going to make it. These are them.
Im still unsure if these are leopards
*** SATURDAY MORNING ADDITIONS **
I got some time to play with the camera and figured out my settings a bit better, I have not had this camera out for a few years and am a little rusty but I'm getting there again.
The one I was worried about didnt make it which is unfortunate as it was the biggest one of the lot and had some interesting patterns but the rest are still going strong. The pics are of 2 different ones. I also got a top shot of the berried female. What do you think. Leopards or not?
I put all of them into my main tank other than the berried female and the one I don't think is going to make it. These are them.
Im still unsure if these are leopards
*** SATURDAY MORNING ADDITIONS **
I got some time to play with the camera and figured out my settings a bit better, I have not had this camera out for a few years and am a little rusty but I'm getting there again.
The one I was worried about didnt make it which is unfortunate as it was the biggest one of the lot and had some interesting patterns but the rest are still going strong. The pics are of 2 different ones. I also got a top shot of the berried female. What do you think. Leopards or not?
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Unfortunately I have not had the best of luck. I have lost all but three of my shrimp. My conclusion is that they really don't ship well. My water has been quite stable with the exception of the hydra outbreak, but even that didn't rock the boat much. However, the three I have left are super active and seem healthy, they were the smallest that came in my shipment. I have one female (which is in the photo below) and two males. The males have a nice yellow color with clear redish maroon spots. Unfortunately the female is not as pretty. I have included a photo of the female at night where she is backlit by my moon lights, her saddle is clearly visible here. In the full color photo she is trying to remove a bubble from between her swimmerettes. I'm really hoping she berries soon. I was planning to get some friendly fish, bit am holding off till this is resolved.
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I finally managed to get a few good photos of the female. Had to turn the lights off for a few hours then turn the back on to get some good stuff. Once I finish editing the video of the post breeding I will post that as well, unfortunately I did not capture the exact event.
https://youtu.be/Wp5BBK6yBDw fanning eggs
https://youtu.be/Wp5BBK6yBDw fanning eggs
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