Common name: Rhino, Mosquito, Rudolph, Red Nose, Rocket shrimp, Rote Nashorngarnele
Scientific name: Caridina gracilirostris, de Man 1892
Size: 3.5 to 4 cm or 1.4 to 1.6 inch
Water temperature: 20 to 28°C or 68 to 82°F
Water parameters: pH 6.5 to 7.5
Origin: India
High or low breeding form: low
A beautiful shrimp that earns its name with its red rostrum. It is quite a jumper in poor water condition and when under attack. It is a hardy species which lives in wide range of temperature and PH if they are conditioned slowly to them. Larvaes are not able to develop in freshwater tanks as they need brackish water to develop.
They can often be seen hovering in the water with the head pointing to the gound. This is no sign of illness but their unique style to swim.
These shrimps eat a wide range of foods but seem to need vegetable in their diet. If they get not enoguh algae and other vegetables they start to eat soft plants too. They even like to eat stringy moss or java fern if there is no other vegetarian food available.
Beause of their size they are relatively dominant and you should take care of this fact if you keep them with other smaller shrimp species to prefend them from starving because of to few food. But they are not aggressive against other shrimps or fishes.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/rednose_mate.jpg
Rare photo of mating mosquito shrimps.
Frank
20th Apr 2007, 03:12 PM
English name: Red Nose Shrimp
Scientific name: Caridina gracilirostris
Origin: coastal areas of india and south east asia
Size male/female: 3 cm / 4 cm or 1.2 inch / 1.6 inch
Water temperature: 20 - 28 °C or 68 - 82 °F
Water Parameters: pH 6.8 - 7.5
High or low breeding form: low
Behaviour: non-agressive
Difficulty: easy
Description:
Transparent body, sometimes with red lines and spots (mostly females). A striking mark is the extended red rostrum (nose).
My experience on this species:
This species often likes to swim through the tank. Healthy animals have an intensive red nose. The nose can break off during transport but it will grow again.
Remarks:
Can be kept in brackish water. There are existing several types of long nose shrimps. Most sold is the red nose shrimp like the pics above.
Tanksize not less than 12 gallons (about 50 litres) with hiding places and enough room for swimming.
Scientific name: Caridina gracilirostris, de Man 1892
Size: 3.5 to 4 cm or 1.4 to 1.6 inch
Water temperature: 20 to 28°C or 68 to 82°F
Water parameters: pH 6.5 to 7.5
Origin: India
High or low breeding form: low
http://www.shrimpnow.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/C_rednose.jpg
A beautiful shrimp that earns its name with its red rostrum. It is quite a jumper in poor water condition and when under attack. It is a hardy species which lives in wide range of temperature and PH if they are conditioned slowly to them. Larvaes are not able to develop in freshwater tanks as they need brackish water to develop.
They can often be seen hovering in the water with the head pointing to the gound. This is no sign of illness but their unique style to swim.
These shrimps eat a wide range of foods but seem to need vegetable in their diet. If they get not enoguh algae and other vegetables they start to eat soft plants too. They even like to eat stringy moss or java fern if there is no other vegetarian food available.
Beause of their size they are relatively dominant and you should take care of this fact if you keep them with other smaller shrimp species to prefend them from starving because of to few food. But they are not aggressive against other shrimps or fishes.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/rednose_mate.jpg
Rare photo of mating mosquito shrimps.