Baby Fish Are 'Fry' ........ Baby Goats Are 'Kids'......

fishguy_1955 · Post by **fishguy_1955** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:54 pm

Are newborn shrimp that do not go through a larval stage in the tank - such as my RCS - actually 'Shrimplets' ??

Even though I use this term and think it is kinda neat, I'm just wondering if there is some other more widely accepted term out there for our shrimplets.

Paul P.

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:56 pm

Hmmm, i've never really thought about that before. I'm eager to find out

I know that larvae are called "Tail hangers", but I don't know about the young shrimp.

-John

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:15 pm

Both shrimplet and tail hanger are just slang. I think a proper term for shrimplet would be "hatchling", and later on "juvenile".

Tail Hargers are larvae. Often they are called zoes, but I don't know where that term comes from. I like tail hanger though, as it so perfectly describes most of these larvae.

fishguy_1955 · Post by **fishguy_1955** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:29 pm

Maybe it is shorthand/slang for 'zoo plankton' - the following definition of which I found online:

Zooplankton are tiny animals that drift around at the mercy of the currents. They are primary consumers, meaning that they eat primary producers. All sorts of animals make up zooplankton, from the larvae of large fish and invertebrates, to fully grown worms and crustaceans

Paul P.

TKD · Post by **TKD** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:26 pm

Ok, but what is a group of shrimp called?

A heard???

TKD

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:32 pm

TKD wrote:Ok, but what is a group of shrimp called?

A heard???

TKD

A scampi

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:51 pm

badflash wrote:
TKD wrote:Ok, but what is a group of shrimp called?

A heard???

TKD
A scampi

Awsome.

I was thinking more like "Colony".

-John

wendyjo · Post by **wendyjo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:51 pm

FISH WORLD ERIE · Post by **FISH WORLD ERIE** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:41 pm

I have always called them babies. But I would like to know the proper name also.

Post by **Mustafa** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:58 pm

Hatchling, young, juveniles. For shrimp that have larval stages, the first benthic stage that actually resembles the adult (equivalent to a hatchling in other shrimp) is called a postlarva (plural: postlarvae).

TKD · Post by **TKD** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:51 pm

TKD wrote:
Ok, but what is a group of shrimp called?

A heard???

TKD

A scampi

Ok... never would have guessed that.

TKD

ToddnBecka · Post by **ToddnBecka** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:03 pm

Are baby fish are called "fry" because that's the best way to cook them?

Does a malfunctioning aquarium heater produce bouillabaisse?

Or for something REALLY offensive to the sensibilities of invert fans:http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/2 ... 7435.shtml

blinster · Post by **blinster** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:25 pm

I consider them as my babies...cuz that's the closest thing I'm ever going to get to conceiving a newborn life...

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:31 am

badflash wrote:
TKD wrote:Ok, but what is a group of shrimp called?

A heard???

TKD
A scampi

Did you make that up

?

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:37 am

blinster wrote:I consider them as my babies...cuz that's the closest thing I'm ever going to get to conceiving a newborn life...

That is heartfelt

, It shows us how much you care about your shrimp. I used to call them shrimplets but now they are baby shrimp

!

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