Moderate
Red Nose Pinockio (Caridina red nose)
21–26°C · pH 6–7.2 · 40L
£6.99
Striped Caridina babaulti dwarf shrimp with bold banding. Hardy, peaceful, 18-27C and pH 6.0-8.0, ideal for nano tanks from 20 L.
Adult size is the maximum length this species reaches at full maturity (scientific sources). The livestock you receive will be younger and smaller — pick a size variant above for the actual shipping size. Photos are AI-enhanced, so the animal may show subtle colour or marking differences.
Caridina babaulti stripes
Caridina babaulti stripes are a shoaling species — they need 6+ to feel safe and show their full colour. Larger shoals stay calmer, eat better, and look stunning.
Striped Caridina babaulti dwarf shrimp with bold banding. Hardy, peaceful, 18-27C and pH 6.0-8.0, ideal for nano tanks from 20 L.
Adult size is the maximum length this species reaches at full maturity (scientific sources). The livestock you receive will be younger and smaller — pick a size variant above for the actual shipping size. Photos are AI-enhanced, so the animal may show subtle colour or marking differences.
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Maintain these water conditions for optimal health and vibrant colors
Among the babaulti shrimp forms, the striped one is the pattern-lover’s pick. Caridina babaulti stripes wears bold banding along its 1.5cm body — a marking you can actually pick out from across the room once a confident colony is grazing in the open. Like its relatives it is a peaceful, busy little invertebrate that spends the day working the lower levels of the tank as an omnivorous forager.
Its tolerance figures are some of the widest we list for a dwarf shrimp: 18–27°C on temperature, pH anywhere from 6.0 to 8.0, and hardness from 5 to 22 dGH. That flexibility, paired with a 20-litre minimum tank, makes the striped babaulti a realistic option for nano tanks, unheated setups and standard tropical communities alike — though we still rate care as Moderate, because shrimp reward keepers who take water quality seriously. Stock it alongside other peaceful dwarf shrimp, snails and small non-predatory nano fish such as rasboras and modest tetras. Anything large enough to eat a shrimp eventually will: rule out big fish, predators, aggressive cichlids and loaches with a taste for invertebrates.
The striped form earns a place in mixed shrimp collections too, since other peaceful dwarf shrimp sit among its ideal companions. Keep the group supplied with sinking fare an omnivorous forager can find, and remember that at 1.5cm even a full-grown adult is bite-sized to a surprising number of fish — the safe-tankmate list above is the whole list, not a starting point for negotiation. Reckon on roughly two years per shrimp, with breeding colonies persisting far longer.
Buy in numbers — striping shows best when a group feels secure enough to forage in the open, and lone shrimp simply hide. Match them only with tankmates from the safe list above and the colony will look after itself. Each order of Caridina babaulti stripes is sent by licensed live-animal courier within the UK and covered by our live arrival guarantee.
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