Controlled ex-situ study
A 2025 Jurnal Ilmiah PLATAX article reports a controlled-breeding study of Caridina dennerli at the Fish Seed Center of Gorontalo City, Indonesia (November–December 2024). The study compared commercial pellets versus biofilm together with stone versus Hydrilla shelter treatments.
The authors report the commercial-pellet + Hydrilla treatment as the highest observed combination for mean length growth (0.119 cm) and survival (72.727%) in their descriptive experiment, while no corresponding effect on total weight was observed.
Claim class: EVIDENCE-BACKED / CONTROLLED EX-SITU FEED+SHELTER STUDY, STUDY-SPECIFIC.
Interpretation boundary
This study materially improves the captive-feeding evidence for Sulawesi Caridina, but it is descriptive and combines feed type with shelter treatment. Aquapedia must not infer that pellets alone caused the reported survival/growth difference, prescribe Hydrilla as required habitat, generalize 72.727% survival, or call an unspecified commercial pellet "best".
The study does not establish a universal protein target, ration amount, feeding frequency, brand preference, or Taiwan Bee/other Sulawesi-species diet. Biofilm remains a tested comparator rather than evidence that mature biofilm should be removed or that supplemental feed is unnecessary.
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