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Atya biakensis AKA Lace Shrimp

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:24 am
by badflash
I see these for sale and know zip about them. Anyone had any experience with these? I'm wondering if the fellow has the genus and/or species name spelled wrong. I get nothing when I search on google or this forum for either biakensis or lace shrimp. They look a lot like bamboo shrimp but are supposed to be red according to the write up.

I do find shrimp called lace shrimp. but not looking like the picture. These are on aquabid.

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:55 am
by chlorophyll
I saw that. aquabid pic:
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It looked like a shrimp in the Atyoida genus to me. And it may be Atyoida pilipes
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Those seem to be really variable in coloration, and the most available atyoid in the pet trade.

At least one seller I've seen identifies his so-called "(Singapore) Lace Shrimp" as Atyoida cf. pilipes

I'm not familiar with "biakensis". I thought it ringed a bell, but I googled for "atyoida biakensis" and even "biakensis shrimp" (no quotes) and found nothing helpful.