Biological species and lake range
Caridina loehae — Malili / Matano and Towuti
Original pictured ecological and lineage evidence
Habitat / trophic ecogroup
Shallow rocks
Identification and species history
Wild Malili rock dweller included in 2010 substrate dataset.
Conservation and field evidence
2009 revision describes formal species rather than hobby line grade.
Captive-breeder authentication
Commercial 'mini blue bee' label may be confusing; voucher required.
Published captive brood counts
No scored captive F1/F2 color segregation or exact parent IDs in these sources
Inherited commercial color traits
Wild-species phylogeny and habitat grouping only, no commercial color gene allele
Ethical conservation and species verification
Keep documented captive-bred stock with provenance and stable species-appropriate conditions; never release aquarium stock to natural waterways or interpret this record as authorization to collect, relocate, or purchase rare wild animals.
Original source ledger
- von Rintelen et al. 2010 ancient Malili adaptive radiation
Peer-reviewed mitochondrial phylogeny and substrate counts for 15 endemic taxa; 2010 lake-wide sample; two colonization events, one producing 14 taxa, without a validated chromosome-level or hobby mating tree
- von Rintelen & Cai 2009 systematic revision, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
Original taxonomic revision of the ancient-lake Caridina and eight described species; This paper documents field taxa and anatomy; not commercial genetic pedigrees