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by miketoe
Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:11 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Atya scabra
Replies: 2
Views: 2911

Atya scabra

I have found "Atya scabra" for sale and was considering purchasing some of them.
http://www.wirbellose.de/pics/a_scabra_tot.jpg
Does anyone have any personal experience with this species? (If no one does, then I will just assume that care requirements are similar to "Atya gabonensis".)
by miketoe
Mon May 29, 2006 4:59 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Attempt to Acquire Green Shrimp . . . Fails Miserably
Replies: 31
Views: 18470

When I first wrote the original post detailing the order that I had placed with AAG (and filed a complaint against them with the BBB), I did so because I had finally concluded that AAG were the worst kind of shameless unapologetic hustlers (which conclusion was based on the fact that I had just ...
by miketoe
Mon May 29, 2006 10:00 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Attempt to Acquire Green Shrimp . . . Fails Miserably
Replies: 31
Views: 18470

I was not aware that AAG had read my original post in which I detailed my attempt to purchase green shrimp from them. However, this statement by them . . .

The qouted experience is a very good example, yes Mike was very upset and didn't want anything to do with our company, but after calling we ...
by miketoe
Sat May 27, 2006 3:47 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Attempt to Acquire Green Shrimp . . . Fails Miserably
Replies: 31
Views: 18470

the BBB, AAG Makes It Right, and other issues.

That said, perhaps the BBB can still be effective.

For example, in this case, a few days after I had written the original post (which was about two weeks after the incident), I received a phone call from the owner of AAG. He stated that he heard that I was disappointed with my AAG shrimp-ordering ...
by miketoe
Mon May 15, 2006 4:40 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Attempt to Acquire Green Shrimp . . . Fails Miserably
Replies: 31
Views: 18470

I absolutely agree----I can't even believe that their shipping policies are legal!----but I did it anyway because I was totally desperate for Green Shrimp!!!
by miketoe
Mon May 15, 2006 12:42 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Attempt to Acquire Green Shrimp . . . Fails Miserably
Replies: 31
Views: 18470

Attempt to Acquire Green Shrimp . . . Fails Miserably

I learned of "Green Shrimp" on this site ( http://www.petshrimp.com/greenshrimp.html ). I had never seen or heard of them before, but was immediately enamored. I did a search of this forum on the phrase "green shrimp" to see if anyone had any acquisition information about them, but no one did. So I ...
by miketoe
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:31 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Breeding Atyopsis moluccensis
Replies: 4
Views: 2616

I wrote to LiveAquaria.com asking them to confirm/prove that Atyopsis moluccensis is a higher order decapod and therefore is easy to breed, etc., as they had stated. I recieved the following response the next day:

Thank you for your email. We have forwarded your e-mail to our Aquatic Specialists ...
by miketoe
Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:24 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Breeding Atyopsis moluccensis
Replies: 4
Views: 2616

Breeding Atyopsis moluccensis

I have been buying a lot of Atyopsis moluccensis from PetSmart because they rule and I was hoping I could get some of them to breed. I thought that to do so would be quite easy, because I had encountered the following info on "LiveAquaria.com":

The "Singapore Flower Shrimp" [this is LiveAquaria ...