Galaxy (Cardinal)
The star of Lake Matano: a wine-red body scattered with white spots like a galaxy, on brilliant white legs. The most famous wild species in the group and the emblem of Sulawesi shrimp as a whole.
A great strain isn't one beautiful shrimp — it's the whole colony looking the same.
Watch Galaxy Cardinal colour up
An ancient cradle
An ancient cradle
Sulawesi shrimp are endemic to a handful of ancient tectonic lakes — 1–4 million years old, among the oldest freshwater lakes on earth.
How to identify a Galaxy Cardinal
Ideal keeping conditions
The golden rule: stability beats perfect numbers. A swinging parameter does more damage than one that sits slightly off but never moves. Use a Sula Sand substrate and a dedicated bacteria culture to keep the buffer rock-solid.
Galaxy Cardinal profile
- Strain code
- GX-01
- Grade
- S / SS / SSS
- Home lake
- Matano
- Scientific name
- Caridina dennerli
- Adult size
- 2–2.5cm
Wild species — natural profile
Galaxy (Cardinal) is a true wild endemic found naturally only in Lake Matano — it is not a farm mutation.
The matching set-up
Omnivorous, but mostly grazing on biofilm and algae growing on rock. Add the White Powder + Yellow Powder pair for colour and steady breeding, and set the tank on Sula Sand to hold an alkaline pH long-term.
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