Xiphocaris Elongata

Common Names:	Yellow Nose Shrimp
	Yellow Rhino Shrimp
	Chevrette Shrimp
Water Temperature:	72°F - 82°F
General Hardness:	75ppm - 300ppm
Total Alkalinity:	40ppm - 180ppm
Potential Hydrogen (pH):	7.0 - 7.8
Size Index:	2.5cm - 4cm
Origin:	Caribbean Islands

Xiphocaris Elongata  is herbivorous in nature, will graze constantly around the tank.  They prefer a well planted tank and will eat crumbled algae wafers, catfish tablets, flake food, blanched spinach, and zucchini and shrimp pellets.    

Xiphocaris Elongata is a very non-aggressive shrimp suitable for community life, and can be housed with any dwarf shrimp. 

While it is considered a dwarf shrimp, it is classified under the more primitive shrimp family Xiphocarididae, who share the presence of strap-like epipods on at least the first three pairs of pereiopods and a blunt molar process, and not the well known freshwater shrimp family Atyidae. It is the only species in the Xiphocarididae family and is considered a shredder feeder; it will rip organic matter into smaller pieces.