Blonde OEBT — Orange-Eyed Blonde Tiger Shrimp

Orange-eyed blonde tigers, in stock and posted from Adelaide. Most Australian shops that list this shrimp have none.

Posted Monday Your order can still go in this box until 8pm Adelaide time the night before ·
OEBT Blonde Tiger shrimp — illustration of the shrimp we sell, side-on on a black background Illustration
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OEBT Blonde Tiger shrimp — illustration of the shrimp we sell, side-on on a black background IllustrationOEBT Blonde Tiger

OEBT Blonde Tiger

Caridina mariae

The blonde kind of orange-eyed tiger. Pale gold body, orange eyes.

Soft water, but less fussy than bee shrimp Soft tap water, or RO water (tap water with everything filtered out) mixed with some tap water. Less fussy than crystals and bolts. Water & care →

Breeds with other bee and tiger shrimp. Keep one kind per tank. Why →

$14 each other shops $15

3 delivered $71.99 · $24 each with postage
10 delivered $169.99. $17 each. Post is still $29.99

Sold in packs of 3. One box, one postage.

What it is

This is the blonde form of the orange-eyed tiger. The body is pale gold, almost the colour of champagne, with faint tiger stripes. The eyes are bright orange, which is where the name comes from. Underneath, it is the same shrimp as the blue OEBT (the orange-eyed blue tiger). It just shows a different colour. Of the two, it is the harder one to find in Australia.

How do I keep them?

It is a Caridina (the crystal and tiger group), so it wants soft water that is a little bit acidic. They forgive more than a crystal red, but less than a cherry. A tank that has been running a while, with a pH that does not jump around, matters far more than hitting exact numbers.

In the table: pH is how acid or alkaline the water is. GH is the minerals in the water. KH is the part that holds pH steady. TDS is everything in the water added up.

pH6.2 – 7.2
GH (hardness)4 – 8 dGH
KH (carbonate)0 – 4 dKH
TDS (total minerals)150 – 250 ppm
Temperature20 – 25 °C

Why are they hard to find?

In August 2026 we checked the Australian shops that sell shrimp. One shop had blonde OEBT listed and in stock. Others had the page but no stock. At least one had taken the listing down, but the page still showed up in search results. Caridina are slow to breed up in numbers, so a shop that sells out stays sold out for months.

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