Short Nose Algae Shrimp (Caridina longirostris)

This unusual shrimp is an extraordinary algae eater and excellent inhabitant for the freshwater aquarium!   The Short Nose Algae Shrimp (Caridina longirostris) is an unusual freshwater species that is native to Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is among the best algae-eating species of freshwater shrimp, so it is a very valuable maintenance animal. It will eat most types of algae, and it will even reportedly eat the dreaded BBA (Black Beard/Brush Algae)! The Short Nose Algae Shrimp is mostly clear and similar in appearance to the Pinokio Shrimp (Caridina gracilirostris), but it has a shorter rostrum (nose). Like the Pinokio Shrimp, it has several highlights of red and gold coloration. The Short Nose Algae Shrimp, like most shrimp, lives in large colonies and spends most of its time foraging for food. As stated above, it is a voracious eater of algae in the aquarium and is not only a very active, outgoing species, but it is also very useful as a solution to fightin