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Does any of you own this shrimp? I fell in love with it the minute i saw it but i never saw it in any store in Holland or even heard about it.

They are not sold anywhere at all. You would have to go catch them in the caribbean yourself. I hope that in the future (many years from now) I can get a breeding stock and try to breed them. It won't be easy since the larvae will need saltwater to survive.

Mustafa

Such a shame The adult live in freshwater don't they? Or are they saltwater shrimps?

antoinette wrote:Such a shame :( The adult live in freshwater don't they? Or are they saltwater shrimps?

The adults are freshwater organisms.

Mustafa wrote:They are not sold anywhere at all. You would have to go catch them in the caribbean yourself. I hope that in the future (many years from now) I can get a breeding stock and try to breed them. It won't be easy since the larvae will need saltwater to survive.

Mustafa

I suddenly rember that a aquariumshop near me (the sell the more unusual species) often goes on catchingtrips! I'm gonna ask the owner to try and get me some. Does anyone no a bit more specific where these shrimp can be found in the wild?

antoinette wrote:

Mustafa wrote:They are not sold anywhere at all. You would have to go catch them in the caribbean yourself. I hope that in the future (many years from now) I can get a breeding stock and try to breed them. It won't be easy since the larvae will need saltwater to survive.

Mustafa

I suddenly rember that a aquariumshop near me (the sell the more unusual species) often goes on catchingtrips! I'm gonna ask the owner to try and get me some. Does anyone no a bit more specific where these shrimp can be found in the wild?

One source on Google says Curaçao and points to one of Mustafa's infopages. http://www.google.com/search?client=saf ... 8&oe=UTF-8

Wow, that is just so kewl, thanks Ed!