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HELP with identification
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:15 am
by rsoares
Hello everybody!
Can someone help me, identifying this shrimp? I believe it's eating my Neon's
Thanks.
Re: HELP with identification
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:18 pm
by Veneer
It definitely belongs to some species of Macrobrachium. I would separate it from your fish, as it probably consumed your neons.
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:16 am
by hardcyder
Bump.
I have one shrimp that looks a lot like that one. I agree with Veneer that it is a species of Macrobrachium. He came in a shipment of "Ghost" shrimp. would also like a positive i.d. He has been segregated since I realized he was different. With those claws he definatley looks like he could be a hazzard.,but I luv him anyway
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:30 am
by zlguo
If it come from P. R. China?Maybe it is Macrobrachium meridionalis Liang & Yan, 1983.
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:56 pm
by Jackie
IMO it's an M. assamense. Check out the "rings" on the pincers. The German name of these shrimp (Ringelhand-Garnele) comes from these rings. Take a look at the pictures here
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?acti ... &artNo=026 and compare.
BTW - these are my favorite shrimp
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:29 am
by prawnman88
well i have 5 of these in one tank scrool down and lok for the indian striped claw ones
http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk ... ~mainFrame
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:25 pm
by Jackie
I have about a milion of them - they breed fast and in large amounts
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Are you asking for identification of your shrimp? IMO at least the one on the first pic is an M. assamense. Pics aren't too good for indentification actually, too much depends on light and the colours of the surroundings.