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Hi Annako, thanks for the reality check. After reading some of the links on hemimysis I see they really are a problem having the potential for a dramatic effect on zooplankton which, in turn can affect other species. The warmer water from the nuke plants explains how they survive the cold. Since the...

from http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/photogal ... mysis.html

Oh, by the way... thanks everyone for the feedback. As I said I'm new at this.

What interested me is that the other posts on this forum make it seem that shrimp are so fragile when it comes to water quality. How can these dangerous shrimp survive after being pumped out of a ship's bilge into Lake Ontairo (and Michigan) in winter? Even though these shrimp are not as attractive ...

Hi all, I'm new here. I have read many of the posts here and am intrigued by the concept of keeping shrimp in home aquaria. I hope to set up a shrimp tank soon. I saw this news today and I was surprised that such small shrimp could be so dangerous. (link to AP "Ravenous Shrimp Found in Lake Ont...