Identity and taxonomic caution
Neocaridina davidi trade attribution — Golden Sands. Commercial variety names are not formal zoological nomenclature.
Illustrated gene / lineage evidence panel
Diagnostic appearance
Orange/gold body with thick dorsal masking
Who documented this line
MADSHRIMP recalls Golden Sands entering commercial market
Reported breeding or historical relation
Golden dorsal phenotype, not a separate described Neocaridina species
Historical date or provenance context
Reported near 2020
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