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I guess I should wait until I have the space for a larger tank then. Thanks!

Could anyone offer me any advice on this --

I was wondering if it's possible to keep M. Assamensis together with M. Lanchesteri. I currently keep two Lanchesteri together with a group of 6 amanos and 6 rasboras. None of these seem to bother each other.

Incidentally, there was one thread on this ...

Thought I'd dig out this old post -- I got to watch one of my amanos filter feeding the other day. He was clinging to the silicone tank sealant near the filter outlet, performing exactly the same pose as a fan shrimp. They do indeed have tiny fans they can catch food with.

My tank's been overrun ...

My amanos seem to love that oily film. In my old tank, one of them used to regularly hang on to the thermometer and scoop it off the surface whenever it formed.

Yeah, wood develops a thick layer of biofilm. Very nutritious if you're a small crustacean. Mopani also tends to grow a white mould on it, which my amanos seem to find delicious.

Copper pipes, maybe? I know that branchiopods are even more sensitive to water quality than decapods...

What country are you in?

Fairy shrimp grow about as fast as Triops, they just dont grow quite as large. Fairy shrimp I have raised have always lived about a month longer than Triops. I would say on average they reach adult size in 3 weeks. But then there are many factors that affect their growth ...

It's worth mentioning that a lot of shrimp naturally inhabit brackish streams and swamps and have adapted to live in fresh water.

Wow... I wish there was a better supply of eggs in this country. I tried hatching some, and only got about 4 or 5.

How long do these little guys take to grow? They're certainly slower than triops...

I have a very effective method of keeping my algae eaters well fed. :)
Try and buy a marimo/moss ball (cladophora aegagropila). It's not actually a moss, but a kind of algae. I have several small ones in my tank, and as a result, my amanos are never hungry. They also seem to like eating the white ...

Hmmm... I guess I'll have to wait a while and see what he grows into. Thanks. :)

Though that's not the one I believe to be a Lanchesteri. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think these pictures definitely show a different species. It looks remarkably like a Lanchesteri, judging by other photos ...

Actually, that looks like a possibility! How large do they get? Similar species to the rice prawn (M. Lanchesteri)?

To be honest, I'm not sure. I'm having difficulty finding any adult shrimp who look like him, so there's always the possibility he's still a juvenile. He's moulted once in the three weeks I've had him. Still no markings though.

The bump is just because I added the picture as an edit (first good ...

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Can anyone tell me more about Macrobrachium Lanchesteri? Specifically, about keeping them in an aquarium?

There are a number of references to the species around this site (and believe me when I say, I have searched), as well as a few pictures and at least one link to a rather interesting article on ...