Freshwater Shrimp near Seattle WA

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:49 pm

Hi!,

I just got back from my vacation to Seattle (Federal Way area) and I was wondering if there were any freshwater shrimp near there. I was also wondering if a species of saltwater shrimp (Crangon sp.) which have been found in brackish water, could be converted to permanantly live in a brackish and/or freshwater enviroment.

Thanks,
Chris

Veneer · Post by **Veneer** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:10 pm

So far as I know, the only species of freshwater shrimp occurring in Washington state are non-native Exopalaemon modestus (the "Siberian freshwater prawn," native to southeastern China, Korea, Japan, and segments of the Russian Far East) and Palaemon macrodactylus (the "Oriental river shrimp" or "migrant prawn" of Korea, Japan, and China).

U.S. range maps for E. modestus and P. macrodactylus may be viewed here and here, respectively: both seem roughly consistent with online reports of "ghost shrimp" in the vicinity of Seattle.

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:00 pm

What about the Crangon sp.? Can he be acclimated?

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:08 pm

Thanks for the info Veneer, but niether of those species are in close vicinity of where i was.