ok new my 1st poast

[prawnman88]

nic to meet a bunch of cray lobester and shrimp nuts like me ok my first question i am having a heck of a time looking for someone who sells Macrobrachium rosenbergii the big fellas im going to purchase a 2nd tank here soon and id like to get a female i figure one for now and see how it goes can anyone help me with links or stores in the area etc thx again for any help!!!!!

[badflash]

Try prawnfarming.com
They wrote the book. I'm sure they know where to get them. Sounds like these guys are real tasty.

[prawnman88]

ok im going to get a 55 gal tank should i get one or 2 females ? and i know to make good hiding spots and rocks and such they tend to like that

[badflash]

From what I've read you could put more than 3 in a 55 gallon tank. They grow these in ponds for food all over the mid-west. They don't require a lot of care. Mostly just food and clean water.

These guys get HUGE, like real lobsters.

[badflash]

prawnman88-
Contact me off line. I've found a source.

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[Mustafa]

I would not put more than one in a tank. You will end up with only one in the end if you keep more than one. They are extremely aggressive. I you are planning on keeping one for a long time as a pet, then you should definitely keep it by itself in a 55 gallon or larger tank. These guys get to be over a foot long without claws and the males get over 2 feet with claws.

[prawnman88]

first of all i must have been really tired first i posted poast i ment post lol 2nd thank u guys u have all helped me alot understanding how they are as pets and in nature i have read tons on line in the past year so im looking forward to getting them . so should i just get one female alone or 2 females or one male and one female ? im going to make the 55 gal tank liike a river bottom low light sand with drift wood and some rocks so they can feel right at home . any ideas about the the lighting there the t8 bulbs but id like to get some not so intenese lightbulbs . thx again guys

[prawnman88]

by the way awsome forum and web page

[badflash]

From what I am reading on these you should set up caves for each animal so each can have its own territory. When farming these they zone off the pond with snow fencing and this gives more yield per acre of pond. I assume the same would go for tanks. Give each animal its own space, and give them enough food then maybe they will leave each other alone, at least until mating time.

Breeding is well documented and requires brackish water 10-14 ppt soon after hatching (1-2 days) and a return to fresh water 1-2 weeks after morphing to adults after ~ 30 days. They eat micro food like freshy hatched brine shrimp, then bigger as they mature. looks like an established colony of brine shimp would do the trick.

[badflash]

Here is a noce article on them, give it a read:

http://www.miami-aquaculture.com/sm%20s ... crobra.htm

[prawnman88]

sweet thx i actually printed it at work lol no one saw also i want to get the right type of spectrum i know they od not like bright light so the tank comes with 2 compact 24 inch bulbs but should i get a 3500 k range or higher i do not want to piss them off they seem to like low light any ideas ?

[badflash]

I'd say floating plants that eat a lot of nutrients that they don't like to eat like riccia. This will provide good shade even with super lights once it is established. Regular plats will just be eaten by these guys.

Give them lots of caves to hide in.