Identity and taxonomic caution
Caridina ornamental trade complex — Rusty Purple. Commercial variety names are not formal zoological nomenclature.
Illustrated gene / lineage evidence panel
Diagnostic appearance
Rusty copper-purple colored metallic carapace
Who documented this line
MADSHRIMP records Rusty Purple as Purple King Kong variant
Reported breeding or historical relation
Trade hue descriptor under purple metallic trend
Historical date or provenance context
2021 variant list
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 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