Cardinal shrimp
Caridina dennerli
- Tank length
- 6 cm2 in
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 26–32 °C79–90 °F
- pH
- 7–9
- Adult size
- 2 cm1 in
- Lifespan
- 1–2 yrs
Needs warm, mature, very stable Sulawesi-style water and rocks covered in biofilm; keep without fish.Needs warm, mature, very stable Sulawesi-style water and rocks covered in biofilm; keep without fish.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- African clawed frog
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Blackline rasbora
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Blue acara
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Blue lyretail
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Brevis shell dweller
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Celestial pearl danioNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Denison barbNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Dojo loach
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Dusky millions fish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Dwarf rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Filament barb
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 26–32 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 7–9 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 5–25 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Lake Matano, Sulawesi, Indonesia | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | sedentary | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | peaceful | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 1–2 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 4 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |