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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. 
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