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antoinette wrote:Ik think they look like a Neocaridina denticulata sinensis.
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?acti ... &artNo=294

They sure look a lot like mine. Both the shape, coloring and markings.

Tomorrow I can post a better picture.

Thank you for your reply. I guess I just have to do without an ID. It is difficult identifying shrimps. With fish there are also uncertaintees, but there is so much good material written and so many photos of fish that it is easier.

A number system might help us, yes.

First and foremost I am wondering about genus. I got them as Neocaridina sp. Secondly I wonder about specie. As I understand the latter can be dificult to establish on these animals. I would appreciate anyones opinion on the matter. http://akvaforum.no/images/animal/neocaridina_sp_kees_01.jpg Sorry ...

cobalt wrote:good article , but he didnt say how much salt per gallon & can i use regular salt ?

It says 30-35 ppt. That means 30-35 parts of salt pr. thousand part of water. This means approx 30-35grams pr. liter of water.

Hi :) My name is Håvard. I am an aquarist from Norway. Currently I am working on a Norwegien database of different species of freshwater shrimps and crabs. Crayfish are illegal to keep so we leave them out of the database. This is the database: http://akvaforum.no/akvadyrebase.cfm I keep and breed s...