Identity and taxonomic caution
Caridina ornamental trade complex — Red Fancy Tiger. Commercial variety names are not formal zoological nomenclature.
Illustrated gene / lineage evidence panel
Diagnostic appearance
Red/white striped tiger-like Bee-cross pattern
Who documented this line
MADSHRIMP 2023 describes CRS × Super Tiger followed by CRS backcross selection
Reported breeding or historical relation
Breeder-reported Crystal Red × Super Tiger -> F1 brown tiger/white flecks -> backcross to Crystal; no measured ratio
Historical date or provenance context
Longstanding Taiwanese fancy tiger project
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
- 2023 fancy tiger selection and backcross account (Breeder retrospective cross history)
Unscored F1 images and assertion of black dominance cannot establish a validated gene
- 2023 Red Fancy Tiger / PRL color-first line selection (First-person husbandry and grade strategy)
No F1/F2 denominators or molecular stock validation