Identity and taxonomic caution
Neocaridina davidi trade attribution — Gold Dust. Commercial variety names are not formal zoological nomenclature.
Illustrated gene / lineage evidence panel
Diagnostic appearance
Pale yellow with dorsal dust-like light pattern
Who documented this line
MADSHRIMP recalls Thai Gold Dust trade stock
Reported breeding or historical relation
Seller states similarity to Golden Back Yellow but no documented same founder
Historical date or provenance context
Reported circa 2000, revived in 2022 recollection
Genetic evidence status
Commercial label or historical report only; no validated individual-parent pedigree, quantitative F1/F2 segregation count or allele dominance.
Breeding, husbandry and quality assessment
For a new colony, confirm the supplier's exact biological species/stock background, mature appearance, water chemistry, GH/KH, conductivity and temperature before using any generalized genus parameters. To verify inheritance, record sexed parental pairs, source locality, F1/F2 offspring denominator and graded traits. Selection labels (OE, metallic, Rili, fancy) do not establish a universal allele or crossing recipe.
Claim-specific original source ledger
- Demin Wong history of Neocaridina trade selection through 2022 (Breeder first-person regional history)
Founder years and yearly volumes are retrospective recollections, not a primary scientific register