Red Claw

kingkano · Post by **kingkano** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:06 pm

I am as startled as you lol. I didnt even think they'd survive that temp at first. But they did so moved them all. And they continued breeding. amazing really. a very hardy species. My other tank was 30c (forgot the f translation now - but warm). so tolerates a wide range.

Ok sorry about misunderstanding with size. I misunderstood the with claws bit on the page. size is about right then Id say

kross · Post by **kross** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:38 pm

can the redclaw mix with other shrimps? will it tear them apart?

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:05 am

kross wrote:can the redclaw mix with other shrimps?

If by 'mix with' you mean 'eat', the answer is yes.

GrandRoyal · Post by **GrandRoyal** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:57 pm

I almost got a couple of these guys today, then remembered what you mentioned Mustafa about the fin nipping!! I told myself no, and got a few more Amano Shrimps instead!! They go my hopes up when they said they had wood shrimp, but none were left...The guy said they had a nice bright red one with a white stripe...too bad he was already gone!!

mrbol · Post by **mrbol** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:24 pm

Anyone want some of these shrimps? And you are in the Dallas area? Or close enough that I can overnight them to you?

I have about 14 or 15 of these shrimp and they are very aggressive. They've killed several of my smaller fish by snipping off the tails

Veneer · Post by **Veneer** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:47 pm

mrbol wrote:Anyone want some of these shrimps? And you are in the Dallas area? Or close enough that I can overnight them to you?

I have about 14 or 15 of these shrimp and they are very aggressive. They've killed several of my smaller fish by snipping off the tails

What shipping service do you plan to use?

Post by **Mustafa** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:58 pm

Veneer wrote: What shipping service do you plan to use?

You guys should definitely discuss this via PM instead of publicly.

mrbol · Post by **mrbol** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:47 pm

I already made a deal with someone for these red claws.

They definately will slowly kill fish. My red claws got small Danios, Neons, Cardinal and Glow-lite tetras as they slept.

My biggest red claw also got a dwarf puffer. I saw him eating it one morning, and two days later that red claw died. I didn't know the dwarf puffers were poisonous, but I suppose they are.

So now I have my red claws in a seperate tank while I'm waiting to send them to the person I traded with. They'll go out tonight.

The red claws should always be given their own tank. They even steal food from my 4 inch red tailed black shark and bother a 6 inch long dinosaur eel. So these guys are not afraid of any medium to small fish.

I did watch them kill a perfectly good snail. They rolled it over ( a big snail too ) and they poke and poke at the soft part of the snail over and over again until it dies. Then they fish it out of the shell and share it.

The larger of these guys will fight with each other. But they never seem to hurt each other permanently.

The smaller of my red claws actually have white claws and semi-dark bands on their bodies.

When they are in a tank by themselves, they are very very funny and cool to watch. But they will kill any other shrimp instantly. I put some plain ghost shrimp in with these guys once and noticed they all died. None of the red claws died, so it seems like a one-sided fight with the Red Claws winning every time.

They will steal large algae discs that are at least triple their size. They will somehow devour it and if it's too big, other Red Claws will come and help themselves to whatever the others can't eat.

Veneer · Post by **Veneer** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:13 pm

Are you certain that your shrimp are truly red claws as opposed to another species of Macrobrachium?

xerxeswasachump · Post by **xerxeswasachump** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:46 am

I looked at my red claw this morning and noticed he was missing one of his red claws! I don't know what could have ripped his arm off. I think maybe he tried to defend himself right after a moult and accidentally got his arm stuck to an angry fish. His arm will grow back right?

Also, i have been feeding him blood worms rather than pellets. I think i might start feeding him pellets to balance out the nutrition a bit. Does it really matter?

I know i keep getting in trouble for asking questions that have already been answered but i honestly did do a search. That is how i found this thread. Unfortunately, i couldn't find what i was looking for. Please don't be pissed mustafa.

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:00 am

As long as you are making a good faith effort, no need to worry.

I have not kept this species of shrimp, but my M. Rosenbergii grow their claws and legs back after the next molt. If I were you I'd remove any agressive fish from your tank.

Do read over the section on red claws again in the shrimp varieties page. It has some good feeding suggestions.

xerxeswasachump · Post by **xerxeswasachump** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:21 am

Yeah i read it. I've been varying his diet some more. I found some shrimp pellets that i bought and never used a while ago. He seems ok. As far as aggressive fish, i don't think i have any. It is just that whenever i put any food into the tank all of the fish lunge for it and the macro attacks them when they come near him. None of the fish actually directly harrass the macro. i think i just need to dump some flakes on the surface to distract the fish, then feed the macro. Also, fish are pretty stupid but i bet they will eventually learn not to go inside his cave hideout.
Also, i think he forgot how to eat snails. He'll find a ramshorn snail and flip it over but never seems to actually eat or kill the snails.

Jackie · Post by **Jackie** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:21 am

mrbol, are you sure you have Red Claw? I have some experience with these shrimp and it is hard for me to believe they are able to catch and kill a dwarf puffer. Maybe the puffer was dead before the shrimp ate it?

I agree - they can catch snails, my Red Claws managed to wipe the entire 40 gallon tank out of Melanoides tuberculata. Thay are also able to catch small, rather slow fish. However, they are not able to hunt down a fish (even a sleeping one) that occupies the upper area of the tank. Red Claws are good climbers, but rather poor swimmers. Or maybe they just don't like to swim

Or maybe they rarely attack when properly fed.

The favorite food of my Red Claws is other shrimp. They show how fast they really are if they want to

Interesting observation - when given algae-eating shrimp to eat, they don't touch plants at all. We have a theory (don't know if true), that they will eat plants when they lack some elements in their diet.

xerxeswasachump · Post by **xerxeswasachump** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:49 pm

That's interesting. I've seen mine grab pieces of java moss and clean them off but never actually eat them. Reading that post made me realize what must have happened to all of my bumblebee shrimp .