I think we should forget all traders fantasy names! We should use the scientific names, and this kind of shrimp is named Caridina pareparensis parvidentata.
And I don’t think, they live with our Paros.
They hadn’t been mentioned here in the Projekt, I found Informations in the german Aquaristic Magazine “Amazonas” July/August 2014. They were described as being as far too reproductive for normal tanks.
So I decided to try them. They were described as being very good in getting used to different water conditions. They seem to be a very invasive species, means that no other shrimps have the opportunity to survive as a species in their territory.
And I am very sure that they already managed to reproduce themselves in my tank because I see more of them than in the beginning and I see very small ones and very big ones. Of course not as reproductive as in normal tanks with tap water.
And the truth about this we also will know some time next year , because the life time of shrimps is very limited. If I am wrong, they will disappear some day next year. But for now I claim, they do reproduce, although other experts claim it not being possible!
This happens in my Linkei adult tank with following parameter: EC about 30, pH 4,8 – 5,8. Many plants and Java moss to hide, leaves on the ground, moulding materials, also elder cones.
I am sure, if the Paros have the chance to catch shrimp babies, they will eat them.
Some time ago I tried with Caridina simonis about which we already talked here in the thread “The shrimp question”. They didn’t manage to survive. But I never had the feeling they had reproduced themselves.