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Has anyone here bred these before?

Supposedly they will also hunt down small crickets.

red claws have been bred in captivity...using a 29 gallon tank(google it up or I can send you the link). I suspect some of the other smaller brackish crabs(such as the tomato crab) would also be relatively easy to breed in that manner. He basically tried to stimulate the differences in salinity duri...

Everyone loves them. Only problem is that they are very fast and many survive and never get eaten...and establish themselves in tanks with predators. But that may not be a bad thing in everyones eyes. I would avoid them in a breeding tank.

I have read a lot about these shrimp, and the threads on this message board have proven a great reference. I plan to set up a tank that my folks will eventually keep at their office. Some questions -I'd like it in the 8-10 gallon range. How many shrimp would be good to start with? Is their danger in...

Mustafa: I think that concern is correctly to be had. Mysis relicta, which as you pointed out has been introduced into other places, is a good example. Actually, frozen mysis sold in the hobby by one company are from an introduced population of mysids. Mysid shrimp feed mainly on other zooplankton s...