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Thank you, Badflash, thats good to hear :D So could I keep some of them with Neocardinia species? The ones that look like cherries but are transparent? I kept them in the past, they were wonderful so I was wondering if it were possible. I think you have a wild-type variant of Neocaridina denticulat...

How exactly would one go about packaging Macrobrachium large enough to puncture 3-millimeter-thick Kordon Breather Bags?

Would similar precautions have to be taken for large Atya spp.?

It would be helpful if you could post an image. Approximately how large is each individual egg?

I've just obtained an ovigerous "chameleon shrimp" (presumably M. pilimanus ). Though I unfortunately have no experience with saltwater setups, I'd like to take a shot at rearing some of the resultant larvae to adulthood. I understand that the young of this species adhere to "low-orde...

Gore, Robert H., George R. Kulczycki and Philip A. Hastings. 1978. A second occurrence of the Brazilian freshwater shrimp, Potimirim potimirim , along the central eastern Florida coast. Florida Scientist, 41(1): 57-62. A 1997 Ecosummary report for the South Fork St. Lucie River, "the only rema...

Are you sure you have flat worms 0_o. It sounds like you have planaria and some harmless nematodes feeding off excess food/nutrients. Flatworms are salt water creatures. I don't doubt that there are freshwater ones but I've never heard of 'em. Any chance for a linky? I wouldn't think a saltwater pr...

It's practically impossible to identify Macrobrachium spp., especially juveniles, from written descriptions. In many cases, only detailed physical examination of the actual specimen will suffice. Can you provide an image?

Raul-7 wrote:A fellow member just recieved a shipment of this shrimp species from Germany. I wanted to know some information on them; they look carnivorous (pinchers) but I'm not sure.

Wrong forum. C. patzcuarensis are not shrimp.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what species this Macrobrachium spp. (native to the Korean peninsula) belongs?

A note - Canadian "ghost shrimp" are sometimes (brackish) native Palaemonetes or small Macrobrachium spp.

It definitely belongs to some species of Macrobrachium. I would separate it from your fish, as it probably consumed your neons.

Can anyone provide an approximate identification for the FW-collected Indonesian penaeid shown here?

Recently sloughed exuvia of juvenile M. rosenbergii:

Chelae - note the intricate pitting and bristles:



Cephalothorax:



More to come.

badflash wrote:Ghost shrimp are also called glass shrimp and are Palaemonetes paludosus and there is a picture there. These are sold as feeder shrimp for fish food and normally are under 50 cents each.

A note: I don't believe these are widely sold, if at all, outside of North America.

It's a dragonfly larva, and, depending on its size, may pose a risk to certain shrimp (especially juveniles).