Indian Zebra Shrimp
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Yeah, I could see it before as well.JK wrote:No not really, just did the link again, but this time using the img button rather than doing it by hand. It seemed to work fine both ways to me using the preview button.Neonshrimp wrote:Yes, it looks great thanks . Did you do something different?Hi Neonshrimp,
Can you see the pic now?
This shrimp is a Caridina sp. but nobody has an idea what exactly it is. We'll have to wait on that one until modern genetic analysis clears things up. The "indian zebra" name comes from me originally. The NY times did an article on me and my shrimp about two years ago and I mentioned the "indian zebra shrimp" as one of the species I am breeding (until disaster struck my "shrimp room" a year and a half later).
The shrimp is usually imported as "zebra shrimp" from india, but many shrimp are imported as "zebra shrimp" including some shrimp from Hong Kong. So I decided to call this shrimp "indian zebra shrimp" to distinguish it from all the other shrimp imported as "zebra shrimp." (see "Chinese zebra shrimp" in the shrimp varieties section).
Hope this clears up some name issues. Other than that...keep the colonies going and spread the shrimp in the hobby! Who knows how much longer it will be around in nature with all the catching and habitat destruction going on. I'll start another colony of these guys once I am in San Diego, but for now this project is on hold. And yes, they do breed quickly once conditions are right.
The shrimp is usually imported as "zebra shrimp" from india, but many shrimp are imported as "zebra shrimp" including some shrimp from Hong Kong. So I decided to call this shrimp "indian zebra shrimp" to distinguish it from all the other shrimp imported as "zebra shrimp." (see "Chinese zebra shrimp" in the shrimp varieties section).
Hope this clears up some name issues. Other than that...keep the colonies going and spread the shrimp in the hobby! Who knows how much longer it will be around in nature with all the catching and habitat destruction going on. I'll start another colony of these guys once I am in San Diego, but for now this project is on hold. And yes, they do breed quickly once conditions are right.
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Yes it does, thanksThe shrimp is usually imported as "zebra shrimp" from india, but many shrimp are imported as "zebra shrimp" including some shrimp from Hong Kong. So I decided to call this shrimp "indian zebra shrimp" to distinguish it from all the other shrimp imported as "zebra shrimp." (see "Chinese zebra shrimp" in the shrimp varieties section).
Hope this clears up some name issues.
Just a few updated pictures.
The pictures have not been altered, this her real color.
The pictures do not show the true color very well, She is a Dark Rusty Red
The young of this tank show the Black Stripes at a very young age.
I have another tank with a different shippment of Zebras that have a wider color variations. The Females range from Clear/Black Stripes , Clear/Greenish Stripes.
John
The pictures have not been altered, this her real color.
The pictures do not show the true color very well, She is a Dark Rusty Red
The young of this tank show the Black Stripes at a very young age.
I have another tank with a different shippment of Zebras that have a wider color variations. The Females range from Clear/Black Stripes , Clear/Greenish Stripes.
John
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