Whisker Shrimp

Fugu · Post by **Fugu** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:39 pm

I've been searching for info but can't seem to find it;

Can whisker shrimps take brackish water? 1.005?

Bred · Post by **Bred** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:57 pm

I've never heard of whisker shrimp before... Can you find a pic on the 'net?

Fugu · Post by **Fugu** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:12 pm

Not having much luck with that. A local shop has them listed as such. They basically look like a really big ghost shrimp, say 2-3" long with quite long forarms.

Post by **RTR** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:19 pm

Google search on Macrobrachium Shrimp. Mostly they do breed near or at BW, or rather release their hatchlings there, as they have a planktonic juvenile period. All of the adults I have kept do best however at standard FW conditions. There are hundreds of species of long-arms I believe.

Tihsho · Post by **Tihsho** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:10 pm

Basically a freshwater prawn then? I've seen those things in action and those little buggers are mean! Cousin had a few in a pond (prawn about 16" not including the claws extended, that would make them around 27 ish) they chased koi....

Post by **RTR** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:43 am

M. rosenbergii I think is that huge species. I kept one in a 50, which was too small for it. But they are really wild beasts - when he came out of his refuge, guests have been known to freak. Looks like SciFi come to life:

http://investigacion.izt.uam.mx/ocl/Ben ... ergii3.jpg

http://investigacion.izt.uam.mx/ocl/Ben ... ergii2.jpg

http://www.msstate.edu/dept/crec/prawn.jpg

And the real killer:

http://southcenters.osu.edu/aqua/intro/sld013.htm

Fugu · Post by **Fugu** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:48 am

Damn! Those are some big prawns.. where's the butter?

Wish I knew exactly what type of shrimp/prawns I'm looking at in the shop.. I'd like to get them in my new brakish tank since they look large enough to fend off the F8s and I have lots of places for them to hide... guess I could always just try them out.

Jager · Post by **Jager** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:50 am

sorry gotta do this, i am waiting for someone to ask if they would fit in a 5 gallon with a PACU.....

ROFL

pa will have to tell that story that was rich

Tihsho · Post by **Tihsho** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:14 pm

OMG a 5 gall with a pacu?!

Sari · Post by **Sari** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:34 am

...there's a rich story to it?

tell

Toadman Z · Post by **Toadman Z** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:27 pm

Well someone tell the story; you've got me curious

lisalisa · Post by **lisalisa** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:29 pm

YEAH Jager!! :11:

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:26 pm

Probably something read on WWM. You wouldn't believe the Qs we get! We get all kinds there...

lisalisa · Post by **lisalisa** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:28 pm

I've been on the crew at WWM a very short time, and I already see that!

Jager · Post by **Jager** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:43 pm

hey hey, i said pa would have to tell it, its a petsmart story, and it is quite funny.

If he wont i guess i will, and LL no whipping, thats BAD MKAY

ROFL

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