dagray
10-19-2018, 01:58 PM
From Lake Sulawesi in Indonesia.
A specie discovered only a few years ago (2012). I used to have a small colony, but had a die off (shrimp are more fragile than fish). I kept them in a 20 gallon tank with a Tetra Whisper hang on back filter.
I will caution anyone who tries to buy from an importer as most of these from an importer will have an 80-90% die off rate. I tried importers twice with very bad luck, and many dollars laid out. However, tank bred shrimp are very hardy and ship well. My successful colony started with 12 individual shrimp ordered from someone who successfully had babies and grew them up, and then the babies had babies.
These shrimp carry the eggs on their body, and when the eggs hatch there is no larval stage; you get miniature fully formed shrimp. It is fun seeing a 1/16th inch baby on the aquarium glass.
Here is a photo of one taken in my tank back in 2012
https://davesphotography7055.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-2/p1202114686-6.jpg
I might like to get more someday and try again as they are really fun to watch as their white gloved hand go whirling.
These shrimp as adults are one inch to 1.5 inches long so not big enough to serve on a plate with cocktail sauce.:p
A specie discovered only a few years ago (2012). I used to have a small colony, but had a die off (shrimp are more fragile than fish). I kept them in a 20 gallon tank with a Tetra Whisper hang on back filter.
I will caution anyone who tries to buy from an importer as most of these from an importer will have an 80-90% die off rate. I tried importers twice with very bad luck, and many dollars laid out. However, tank bred shrimp are very hardy and ship well. My successful colony started with 12 individual shrimp ordered from someone who successfully had babies and grew them up, and then the babies had babies.
These shrimp carry the eggs on their body, and when the eggs hatch there is no larval stage; you get miniature fully formed shrimp. It is fun seeing a 1/16th inch baby on the aquarium glass.
Here is a photo of one taken in my tank back in 2012
https://davesphotography7055.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-2/p1202114686-6.jpg
I might like to get more someday and try again as they are really fun to watch as their white gloved hand go whirling.
These shrimp as adults are one inch to 1.5 inches long so not big enough to serve on a plate with cocktail sauce.:p