Identity and taxonomic caution
Caridina ornamental trade complex — Purple King Kong Galaxy Tiger Project. Commercial variety names are not formal zoological nomenclature.
Illustrated gene / lineage evidence panel
Diagnostic appearance
Purple/metallic dark King Kong style
Who documented this line
MADSHRIMP retailer describes its Purple King Kong as arising in Galaxy Tiger project
Reported breeding or historical relation
Seller-specific Galaxy Tiger selective background; do not generalize across all purple king kong stocks
Historical date or provenance context
Product stock description and 2021 retrospective
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
- MADSHRIMP Purple King Kong sold stock (First-party sales description)
Galaxy Tiger project association is seller-specific, not a universal founder line
- Demin Wong 2021 Taiwan purple metallic/King Kong trade history (First-person retailer historical account)
2015/2020 year claims and 90% offspring resemblance are uncounted and unvalidated