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Neonshrimp wrote:Still does't change the fact that it does not have a saddle

that is the truth, sir

Wow, can crustaceans regenerate entire legs in one molt? Like what about the huge, beefy legs of vampire shrimp?

cherry shrimp is that okay? :D oh yeah, I have no probems with that one. 'Cherry shrimp' is much preferable to placing the 'red' in the wrong place. Sorry, I'm a trained scientist so incorrect nomenclature is a huge pet peeve of mine. People cannot efficiently and accurately exchange info if they a...

Neonshrimp wrote:There may be a little something of a saddle in the first picture but the second one does not have a saddle yet.

that second pic is a male, he said

Poor guy, I see his missing leg. Good thing he got away with his life

Jackie wrote:Confusing That's why I like to use Latin names.

I agree with that... except that in this hobby a lot of our shrimp haven't been formally assigned to scientific names

lampeye, I'm just guessing the name 'red chery shrimp' and abbreviation RCS took because 'CS' may have been easily confused as a typo? Just a guess. 'RFS' would certainly eliminate all confusion, but I just can't get used to it. Yeah, the accepted abbreviations are very similar. But anyone who spend...

thanks very much for looking into it and reporting your findings

I just hope I never have to make that ID in person

I just had to vent. I HATE when people say or write 'cherry red shrimp'. Especially in auctions if they're selling shrimp. To me, if you call RCS 'cherry reds' you don't know what you're doing and don't deserve to sell them. CRS = crystal red shrimp RCS = red cherry shrimp The convention is NOT to c...

yikes! Those damsel/dragon-fly larvae are nasty. I mean, I respect that they're awesomely designed predators, but they're certainly something I do not want in my tanks! :shock: I've seen documentaries where they actually snatch adult minnows (~1 inch long) right out of the water and suck their guts ...

yeah, they were still pretty small at the time - like a little over 1 cm and quite slender of body. So I don't even know that they COULD physically carry eggs. At least it would have seemed weird. They would have looked like a berried opae ula, only green of course

does anyone know this snail? This was posted on another forum I frequent. He wants to know if theyr'e safe to use as feeders for dwarf puffers. http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/doodle44/Fish/snailingravel.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/doodle44/Fish/snail.jpg http://i13.photobucket...

Larissa, I had some of my juve female greens also develop saddles at about 3 months old. But never saw any eggs *shrug*

Mustafa wrote:I usually let people link to information on my website because I figure that it will at least benefit the buyer to know as much as possible about what they buying.

that's very generous of you.

If I ever want to link your articles in my auction ads, I will be sure to get your permission first.

LillianDouglas wrote: .A Ghost ship for Ghost shrimp ... 'Johnny.Depp comes with it.

ooh ooh! Where can I get me one o' those?

thank you for summarizing what you know of the situation, Mustafa. I was hoping you might enlighten us to that effect, given you speak German and all :wink: Unfortunately, I linked an automatically-generated translation of a similar article as well in my 'orange glass shrimp' thread. It certainly di...

"Shrimp Super Micro-Food!" "Makes your green shrimp grow to the size of a small dog!!" LMAO!! That I'd have to see. One "easy" way to circumvent all of that is to just have a very large tank (55 gallons minimum). There is usually tons of food growing in such a tank and...