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Yep - those are brine shrimp ~48hrs old. The larvae were raised on 100% baby brines. I found this article: http://www.biolbull.org/cgi/reprint/112/2/144 , that showed highest survival rates with brine shrimp for P. pugio & vulgaris - although I was probably the last in the shrimp hobby to figure...

So finally the *two* surviving P. pugio larvae have metamorphosed into post-larvae. I may have lost track of when their brood hatched but I think it was 34 days ago according to my logs. Most of that brood died due to carelessness and cluelessness. I should note that the larvae were raised in "...

Hey Veneer those coordinates are great. Breeding Xiphocaris sounds like it might be fun/a challenge. I have finally raised some P. pugio larvae to 1 month and (I think) they must be a-molt-or-two away from metamorphosis (maybe not the most glamorous shrimp, but I found them at: 38°37'40.63"N 76...

Wow that map doesn't leave any questions about the location. Thanks for the tips. Any other good shrimp collecting hot spots in PR? I got a free place to stay in San Juan that I need to take advantage of soon... Not to change the topic but - has anyone built/used overnight shrimp traps to collect wi...

Are those PR shrimp present year-round? And how far downstream of the Carraizo Dam did you see Xiphocaris? I was curious how far that is from the ocean.

Also, what is the best way to bring these shrimp back to the mainland from PR?

Great pic! Could you please give more info on where you got these shrimp or where they came from? I am also trying to breed a Palaemonetes species ( P. pugio ) and would very much like to see pics of your newly hatched shrimp - if/when possible. I agree that two hurdles that need to be overcome are ...

Badflash - Thanks for the welcome and info. I've seen that info as well but have hesitated so far in increasing the salinity in the hopes (or false belief) that I may have collected a low-salinity tolerant shrimp. My hope was to be able to breed these shrimp in freshwater... I think I should probabl...

I live in the DC (USA) area and in Oct '06 collected a few Palaemonetes pugio from a creek that flows into the Patuxent River - an estuary of the Chesapeake Bay. Over that time I have been able to successfully raise the adult shrimp in *essentially* fresh water (1 tablespoon-full of sea salt is adde...