Genus, dated source family and confidence
Caridina: German Zebra Pinto
Illustrated breeder/grade evidence tree
Distinctive appearance
Red/black body with three to five white dorsal crossbands
Reported breeder background
2024 source attributes early German Taiwan Bee crossing projects, without a mother/father pair or complete species-cross sequence.
Historical source record
German trade selection; nickname 'German Pinto' or 德P
Grading and selection method
Zebra striping category, not automatically equivalent to any non-spotted offspring of Taiwan Bee.
Documented contest awards, if any
not recorded
Inheritance evidence
None. Commercial grade labels and show classes do not identify inherited single-locus genes.
Scored F1/F2 outcomes
Unreported; any percentages in source are unscored opinions unless explicitly qualified.
Cited original sources
- Demin Wong MADSHRIMP, Taiwanese and German Pinto distinction, May 2024 (Breeder-trade terminology account)
Names and country-of-origin are retrospective reports, not complete pedigree or independent taxonomic verification