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What kind of shrimp is this?
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:48 pm
by wheezo
I have some shrimp that I got from the LFS awhile back. He gave me the name zeylanica. I can't really find any information on them. He told me that the blue ones were males and the red one were females but I find them changing color often, red, brown, blue, clearish yellow, etc. Does anyone know the proper name? scientific or common?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:23 am
by Mustafa
You really need to post a picture, otherwise it's impossible to tell what shrimp you have considering that there are thousands of species out there.
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:34 am
by Shrimpmania
chameleon shrimp
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:52 am
by kimco
Chameleon shrimp = Malayan Shrimp
Cheers,
KG
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:23 pm
by gnome
Malayan shrimp or what is sometimes called Caridina sp. 'zeylanica':
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?acti ... &artNo=029
Chameleon shrimp (a predatory long-arm species):
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?acti ... &artNo=034
Often, you'll see Malayan shrimp and Amano shrimp together and labelled as "algae-eating shrimp." Truth is, Malayans aren't nearly as effective for algae control. They're nice to look at, though, when they come out of hiding
.
-Naomi
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 5:35 pm
by wheezo
Hey Thanks, I believe it's the first link. Malayan Shrimp? or Malaysian Shrimp?
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:14 pm
by gnome
No problem. "Malayan." Not "Malaysian." Mine are always changing color. I bought one that was blue at the store, and when I got home, it was more red (not the "dead" sort of red
). They're very similar to rainbow shrimp, only bigger and they hatch tiny free-swimming larvae.
-Naomi
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:23 pm
by wheezo
If I were to find more of these shrimps, how would I go about breeding them?
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:08 pm
by Shrimpmania
Well.. Just make sure you feed them well and make sure the condition of the water is good and they will get pregnant in no time!
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:11 am
by healtheworld
In our part of world, some call it a 'rainbow shrimp' because it can appear in different color depending on the water conditions. It is the cheapest algae eating shimp that i can find in my country, 100 pieces for USD$5
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:08 pm
by wheezo
wow, you think you can buy me some? i can pay you. =)
what other cheap shrimps are there?
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:11 am
by vicker03
malayan shrimp are good & cheap algae eater.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:17 am
by Shrimpmania
WOW dat is cheap! i bought 10 for s'pore $1
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:51 am
by hwchoy
Shrimpmania wrote:WOW dat is cheap! i bought 10 for s'pore $1
do your sums and you'd realise your price is not far off!