Tangerine Tiger

Bred in Adelaide. Posted express every Monday and Tuesday. Guaranteed to arrive alive.

Posted Monday Your order can still go in this box until 8pm Adelaide time the night before ·
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Tangerine Tiger

Caridina serrata

An orange tiger shrimp that breeds in normal tap water. The easiest Caridina (the group that includes crystals, tigers and ninja shrimp) to start with.

Tap water is fine Tap water with a conditioner (it takes out the chlorine). Softer water is nice if you can, but not needed. Water & care →

$9 each

5 delivered $74.99 · $15 each with postage
20 delivered $189.99. $9.50 each, and postage drops to $9.99

Sold in packs of 5. One box, one postage.

What it is

An orange tiger shrimp that breeds in normal tap water. The easiest Caridina (the group that includes crystals, tigers and ninja shrimp) to start with. Sold under the name Caridina serrata.

What water does it need?

These are Caridina (the group that includes crystals, tigers and ninja shrimp) that do not need special water. They are happier in water a bit softer than straight tap water, but tap water will not kill them.

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.

pH6.5 – 7.5
GH (hardness)4 – 8 dGH
KH (carbonate)1 – 4 dKH
TDS (total minerals)120 – 200 ppm
Temperature20 – 25 °C

The full story, including cycling your tank, copper and which fish are safe, is on the water & care page. Read it before you order, not after.

Will they breed? Can I mix them?

They breed easily once they settle in. Ten will have babies within a couple of months.

What does it cost delivered?

$9 a shrimp. We sell them in packs of 5. One foam express box costs the same to send whether it holds 5 shrimp or thirty. So 5 delivered is $74.99. That is $15 each with postage in. The same $29.99 post carries a bigger box too. It drops to $9.99 once your shrimp come to $149. So the more you order, the less each shrimp costs. Everything goes out on a Monday or a Tuesday, packed that morning. Every shrimp is guaranteed to arrive alive. The guarantee is short, and it says what it does not cover.

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