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Green or Black Midget Shrimp
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:40 pm
by Newjohn
Hello
Has anyone Keep The so called " Green Midget Shrimp " or " Black Midget Shrimp " ?
I was looking , any information on these Shrimp.
John
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:22 pm
by Neonshrimp
Hi Newjohn, are these the same as Green Dwarf Shrimp or Caridina cf. babaulti as posted in the varieties section? Where did you here about them and do you have any pictures
Thanks.
Re: Green or Black Midget Shrimp
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:36 pm
by Mustafa
Newjohn wrote:" Green Midget Shrimp "
Usually same as green shrimp.
" Black Midget Shrimp " ?
Usually not a black shrimp at all. No idea why the exporter is using this name. Various different species are exported as "black midget shrimp" from india. So, with every batch you might actually be getting different shrimp. Even within a batch you might get different species, i.e. a species mix.
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:55 pm
by Newjohn
Mustafa
Thank You for the information.
Being from India.
Would you try hard or soft water ?
Neoshrimp
I hope the information helps.
John
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:13 pm
by Neonshrimp
Neoshrimp
I hope the information helps.
John
Thanks for the help
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:24 am
by Newjohn
Just a update
I purchased 12 "Black" Midget Shrimp.
And as Mustafa stated, they are not black.
The Shrimp I received were clear to a transparent Orange.
They are alot smaller than RCS.
I will try to post pictures.
They were Wild Caught, and they do not like to come out of hidding.
John
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:48 am
by Neonshrimp
I will be waiting eagerly for the pictures to see if these look like the shrimp from my LFS, sold under the name of "Black Algae Eating Shrimp".
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:57 am
by zapisto
Newjohn wrote:Just a update
I purchased 12 "Black" Midget Shrimp.
And as Mustafa stated, they are not black.
The Shrimp I received were clear to a transparent Orange.
They are alot smaller than RCS.
I will try to post pictures.
They were Wild Caught, and they do not like to come out of hidding.
John
i also have thoose one and confirm what john said.
but mine are not shy at all.
i keep them in hard water and they are breeding...
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:58 am
by zapisto
Neonshrimp wrote:I will be waiting eagerly for the pictures to see if these look like the shrimp from my LFS, sold under the name of "Black Algae Eating Shrimp".
they look like the same ....
will see