Can anybody tell me, what type of shrimp is this one...

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Can anybody tell me, what type of shrimp is this one...

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It was brought to me by a friend who told me "I bought You a new Amano :)"

But this baby start to grown very fast, soon it ate some of my tank inhabitants, and cut all plants. Now it is alone, and still growing. I would like to breed her, but don't know the type. After searching, I found some similiar,but not that big.

If anyone can help me - I would be grateful.

http://www.manta.com.pl/image/duze/1za.JPG
http://www.manta.com.pl/image/duze/2za.JPG
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Macrobrachium rosenbergii - the Malaysian giant river prawn.
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Re: Can anybody tell me, what type of shrimp is this one...

Post by Jackie »

Messedar wrote:It was brought to me by a friend who told me "I bought You a new Amano :)"
Tell your friend you liked his joke ;)
Messedar wrote:If anyone can help me - I would be grateful.
As already mentioned - M. rosenbergii. Breeding is difficult. Skontaktuj się :)
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Post by chlorophyll »

Looks like a boy, by the way :D I think.... my female's claws are much smaller. Then again, she's had to regrow them in the past.
If you already know it's a girl you've probably seen it produce unfertilized eggs though.

Lots of literature on this species because they're a human food crop.
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/Y4100E/y4100e00.htm

Edit: You know on second thought, that is a female :oops:
after looking at my male, those claw arms are way too short to be a male unless they're regrowing.
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Post by Shanna »

Picture doesn't show the color of the prawn, so I'm not sure if it's the same species or not but.......

You can buy prawns at your local Petco (not that I shop there, or anything.... only in an emergency :wink:). They are cool, but very aggressive. Oh... an airstone is a MUST with the Petco prawns; mine broke while I was at work and bye bye prawns. I cried.
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Post by Shanna »

By the way...... The prawn they sell at Petco has coloring like the Amano.
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Shanna wrote:Picture doesn't show the color of the prawn, so I'm not sure if it's the same species or not but.......
They are.
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I agree with Veneer for what it's worth.
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