What kind of shrimp is this?

wheezo · Post by **wheezo** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:48 pm

I have some shrimp that I got from the LFS awhile back. He gave me the name zeylanica. I can't really find any information on them. He told me that the blue ones were males and the red one were females but I find them changing color often, red, brown, blue, clearish yellow, etc. Does anyone know the proper name? scientific or common?

Post by **Mustafa** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:23 am

You really need to post a picture, otherwise it's impossible to tell what shrimp you have considering that there are thousands of species out there.

Shrimpmania · Post by **Shrimpmania** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:34 am

chameleon shrimp

kimco · Post by **kimco** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:52 am

Chameleon shrimp = Malayan Shrimp

Cheers,

KG

gnome · Post by **gnome** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:23 pm

Malayan shrimp or what is sometimes called Caridina sp. 'zeylanica':
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?acti ... &artNo=029

Chameleon shrimp (a predatory long-arm species):
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?acti ... &artNo=034

Often, you'll see Malayan shrimp and Amano shrimp together and labelled as "algae-eating shrimp." Truth is, Malayans aren't nearly as effective for algae control. They're nice to look at, though, when they come out of hiding

.

-Naomi

wheezo · Post by **wheezo** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 5:35 pm

Hey Thanks, I believe it's the first link. Malayan Shrimp? or Malaysian Shrimp?

gnome · Post by **gnome** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:14 pm

No problem. "Malayan." Not "Malaysian." Mine are always changing color. I bought one that was blue at the store, and when I got home, it was more red (not the "dead" sort of red

). They're very similar to rainbow shrimp, only bigger and they hatch tiny free-swimming larvae.

-Naomi

wheezo · Post by **wheezo** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:23 pm

If I were to find more of these shrimps, how would I go about breeding them?

Shrimpmania · Post by **Shrimpmania** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:08 pm

Well.. Just make sure you feed them well and make sure the condition of the water is good and they will get pregnant in no time!

healtheworld · Post by **healtheworld** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:11 am

In our part of world, some call it a 'rainbow shrimp' because it can appear in different color depending on the water conditions. It is the cheapest algae eating shimp that i can find in my country, 100 pieces for USD$5

wheezo · Post by **wheezo** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:08 pm

wow, you think you can buy me some? i can pay you. =)
what other cheap shrimps are there?

vicker03 · Post by **vicker03** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:11 am

malayan shrimp are good & cheap algae eater.

Shrimpmania · Post by **Shrimpmania** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:17 am

WOW dat is cheap! i bought 10 for s'pore $1

hwchoy · Post by **hwchoy** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:51 am

Shrimpmania wrote:WOW dat is cheap! i bought 10 for s'pore $1

do your sums and you'd realise your price is not far off!