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Extreme Black King Kong

Extreme Black King Kong

R169.95

The Extreme Black King Kong (BKK) shrimp (Caridina cf. cantonensis) is a highly prized, high-grade Taiwan Bee freshwater aquarium shrimp known for its striking, solid jet-black shell. Unlike standard Black King Kong variants that feature white bands or stripes, the “Extreme” designation means the shrimp has an intensely deep, completely black body with minimal to no white markings.

8 in stock

Brand: Saturn Shrimp

The Extreme Black King Kong (BKK) shrimp (Caridina cf. cantonensis) is a highly prized, high-grade Taiwan Bee freshwater aquarium shrimp. It is known for its striking, solid jet-black shell. Unlike standard Black King Kong variants that feature white bands or stripes, the “Extreme” designation means the shrimp has an intensely deep, completely black body. This usually comes with minimal to no white markings.

Water Parameter Requirements:

Water Source: Use pure Reverse Osmosis (RO) water remineralised with specialized GH+ minerals.
pH Range: 5.5 to 6.5 (requires an active buffering soil to keep pH acidic).
General Hardness (gH): 4 to 6.
Carbonate Hardness (kH): 0 to 1 (essential for preventing pH spikes).
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS): 120 to 140 ppm.
Temperature: 20°C to 24°C (requires a cooler to avoid heat stress in summer).

Tank Setup & Diet:

Substrate: Active buffering soil (like Shrimp King or Nature Soil) is mandatory to stabilize the acidic pH.
Aquascaping: Pack the tank with Java moss, driftwoods, and Cholla wood to promote the growth of natural biofilm, which is their primary food source.
Diet: Feed them high-quality powdered or pellet shrimp foods.

Acclimation of your shrimp:

We use the rule of three (3)

One part is their water that we send them in and 2 parts is your tank water.

Drip Acclimation Tools:

Small tupperware bowl or something similar
Plastic cup or aquarium airline hose
Scissors
Shrimp or fish net
Airline tubing

Removing Shrimp from the Bag:

If you received your shrimp in a breather bag you’ll want to place the bag directly inside the tupperware. Make sure to not pour the shrimp out because they may get stuck inside the bag.

With your scissors, cut the side of the bag, starting from the top. This will let the water pour out the bag and the bag will remain inside the bowl with the shrimp.
Carefully remove the shrimp that remained behind in the bag. You can also dip the bag in the water to achieve this.
Your shrimp should now be inside the tupperware.

Using airline tubing to acclimate:

Allow water to drip into the tupperware with shrimp at 2 – 3 drops per second. Apply the rule of 3 here, One part existing water from shrimp bag and 2 parts your existing tank water. Dripping should take 1 hour to complete. We believe that dripping shrimp for hours on end creates more stress and can harm your newly purchased critters.
Once the water in the tupperware is mainly tank water you can safely introduce your shrimp to your tank.
We have had a 100% success rate with the above method.

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