Macrobrachium eriocheirum

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Macrobrachium eriocheirum

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Here are a couple of photo's of my Fuzzy Claw Macro

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These shrimp are very peaceful, I have several males in the same tank and I have not seen any aggression just a little claw waving.

They are very interesting to watch. They have a totaly different behavior than Dwarf shrimp do.

If you are looking for a larger shrimp species that will not tear each other to shreads, these are the shrimp.

And of course, they came from Mustafa.

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Post by pixl8r »

Great pictures Newjohn! This species is #1 on my wish list.

If you don't mind my asking, how big is the tank, and how many Fuzzy Claw shrimp do you have in it?
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Hi pixl8r

I have 13 housed in a 15gal / 56l tank.
They will be divided into 2 different tanks to give them a little more room.

It helps that I have 3 large leaf Anubia Plants in the tank with them.
I have counted 5 shrimp in one plant. They each claim a leaf.

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Post by pixl8r »

That's very similar to how juvenile m. dayanum act. The adult shrimp are not nearly as vertically mobile (they tend to stay on the bottom).
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Wow, very cool Newjohn.

Have you had any young yet?
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No, there are no young.

I hope I will see a few berried females any time.

I will keep this thread updated.

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The second picture is very nice. Beautiful shrimp.
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Here are a few more pictures of them just habging around.

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So, and I realize this is probably a stupid question, but what kind of population density are you going for after the split? My husband bought me a new tank :shock: and now that I'm done shuffling, am looking for new inhabitants for my old 10 gal, and was thinking of these guys...
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It will depend on how many females I have. I would like to have 1 Trio per 15gal tank. That should give everyone enough room.

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John, if you don't mind me asking, what kind of substrate is that? It looks nice.

Can't wait to hear you're progress. :D

I'm considering this species for my next shrimp tank... :-)
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It is Play sand that is sifted through a paint straining net.

Very labor intensive

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Newjohn wrote:It is Play sand that is sifted through a paint straining net.

Very labor intensive

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I hear you there...I once spent 6 hours rinsing sand for one of my tanks...

Not fun at all...

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