Micratya poeyi

[antoinette]

Does any of you own this shrimp? I fell in love with it the minute i saw it but i never saw it in any store in Holland or even heard about it.

[Mustafa]

They are not sold anywhere at all. You would have to go catch them in the caribbean yourself. I hope that in the future (many years from now) I can get a breeding stock and try to breed them. It won't be easy since the larvae will need saltwater to survive.

Mustafa

[antoinette]

Such a shame The adult live in freshwater don't they? Or are they saltwater shrimps?

[Veneer]

Such a shame :( The adult live in freshwater don't they? Or are they saltwater shrimps?

The adults are freshwater organisms.

[antoinette]

They are not sold anywhere at all. You would have to go catch them in the caribbean yourself. I hope that in the future (many years from now) I can get a breeding stock and try to breed them. It won't be easy since the larvae will need saltwater to survive.

Mustafa

I suddenly rember that a aquariumshop near me (the sell the more unusual species) often goes on catchingtrips! I'm gonna ask the owner to try and get me some. Does anyone no a bit more specific where these shrimp can be found in the wild?

[edinjapan]

They are not sold anywhere at all. You would have to go catch them in the caribbean yourself. I hope that in the future (many years from now) I can get a breeding stock and try to breed them. It won't be easy since the larvae will need saltwater to survive.

Mustafa

I suddenly rember that a aquariumshop near me (the sell the more unusual species) often goes on catchingtrips! I'm gonna ask the owner to try and get me some. Does anyone no a bit more specific where these shrimp can be found in the wild?

One source on Google says Curaçao and points to one of Mustafa's infopages. http://www.google.com/search?client=saf ... 8&oe=UTF-8

[amber2461]

Wow, that is just so kewl, thanks Ed!