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Related FAQs:
Freshwater Crustaceans for the
Aquarium,
FW Crustaceans 2,
FW Crustaceans 3, FW
Crustaceans 4,
& FAQs on: FW Crustacean
Identification,
FW Crustacean Behavior,
FW Crustacean Compatibility,
FW Crustacean Selection,
FW Crustacean Systems, FW Crustacean Feeding,
FW Crustacean Disease,
FW Crustacean Reproduction & Terrestrial Hermit
Crabs, Freshwater Shrimp, FW
Crabs, & FAQs on Marine:
Marine Shrimp Identification, Shrimp
Behavior, Hermit ID,
Hermit Behavior, Hermit Compatibility,
Hermit Selection, Hermit Systems,
Hermit Feeding, Hermit Reproduction,
Hermit Disease/Health,
Related Articles:
Forget Crawfish Pie, Let's Make a
Crawfish Tank! By Gage Harford,
Freshwater to Brackish Crabs
by Bob Fenner,
Terrestrial Hermit Crabs, Invertebrates
for Freshwater Aquariums by Neale Monks,
Shrimps, Crayfish,
Prawns in Freshwater Aquariums
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Atyopsis
moluccensis |
Some of the More Commonly Available Freshwater Crustaceans Used in
Aquariums: Shreemps!
| Atyopsis species, Wood, Bamboo, Singapore Shrimp. Up
to three inches in length. Filter/suspension feeders, good for green water
conditions. Tropical, temp.s. in mid-70's to 80's. Shown: Atyopsis
moluccensis. Have two pair of specialized sieving appendages.
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/shrimp.htm#wood |
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Caridina multidentata, formerly known as C.
japonica. From the Yamato River area of Japan. Reclassified in 2006,
this is aka the Amano Shrimp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridina_multidentata |
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Palaemonetes sp. Ghost Shrimp. Maximum size, about
one inch. And shown at far right, one of the "Grass Shrimp", Palaemonetes
kadiakensis picture taken where it was living in a marine system.
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Crayfish, Crawdads, Dirt Bugs:
| Cherax tenuimanus, the (Blue, cultivated) Marron.
Found naturally in Southwestern Australia. Natural habitat is calm water
under ledges. Territorial, one to a tank. Nocturnal feeders on plant
material, animals, detritus. Males distinguished by genital papillae on
fifth pair, females with openings on third pair of walking legs. Cool to
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| Macrobrachium rosenbergii, the Giant Blue "Lobster"
or Prawn. An opportunistic eater of most all living things it can get its
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Crayfish Basics
by Justin Pierce, Forget
Crawfish Pie, Let's Make a Crawfish Tank! By Gage Harford & FAQs on:
Crayfish 1,
Crayfish 2, & FAQs on:
Crayfish ID,
Crayfish Behavior,
Crayfish Compatibility,
Crayfish Selection,
Crayfish Systems,
Crayfish Feeding,
Crayfish Disease,
Crayfish Reproduction,
Freshwater & Terrestrial Crabs, & FAQs on: Freshwater Crabs 1,
Freshwater Crabs 2, & FAQs on:
FW Crab Identification, FW
Crab Behavior, FW Crab Compatibility,
FW Crab Selection, FW Crab
Systems, FW Crab Feeding,
FW Crab Disease, FW
Crab Reproduction,
Freshwater to Brackish Crabs
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on:
Fresh to Brackish Water Crabs,
Terrestrial Hermit Crabs & FAQs on:
Terrestrial Hermit Crabs 1, Terrestrial
Hermit Crabs 2, & FAQs on Terrestrial Hermits:
Terr. Hermit ID,
Terr. Hermit Behavior,
Terr. Hermit Compatibility,
Terr. Hermit Selection,
Terr. Hermit Systems,
Terr. Hermit Feeding,
Terr. Hermit Disease,
Terr. Hermit Reproduction.
& FAQs on Marine/SW:
SW Hermit ID,
SW Hermit Behavior,
SW Hermit Compatibility,
SW Hermit Selection,
SW Hermit Systems,
SW Hermit Feeding,
SW Hermit Disease/Health, SW
Hermit Reproduction,
Small Freshwater Crustaceans Groups, by Genus:
Triops, the
Amphipods Which Are Gammarus (Scuds),
Cyclops, Branchiopods:
Clam Shrimp (Ostracods),
Daphnia (Water Fleas),
Fairy Shrimp,
Branchinecta,
Bibliography/Further Reading:
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.html
http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/
http://www.aquaticlounge.aquariumplants.cx/shrimp.html
Cochran, Gary. 1989. Louisiana lobster. FAMA 12/89. Dow, Steven. 1982.
Breeding Crayfish in the home. TFH 1/82.
Grazulis, Vic. 1995. Freshwater Invertebrates: The Blue Marron. TFH 5/95.
Hovanec, Timothy. 1991. Am I blue? Lobsters in the tank (Macrobrachium).
Pet Dealer Magazine 10/91. Richter, Hans Joachim. 1982. A freshwater
shrimp, Macrobrachium niponensis. TFH 6/82. Spotts, Daniel.
1981. Introducing Macrobrachium rosenbergii. FAMA 7/81.
Stavinchuck, Justin. 1986. Giant Blue Lobsters. An introduction of a
freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, to the aquarium
trade. FAMA 12/86. Taborsky, Petr. 1982. The White Prince. TFH 8/82.
Volkart, Bill. 1989. Live Foods: Craving crawdads? FAMA 5/89. Watson,
Thomas T. 1976. Crayfish in captivity. TFH 4/76.
Watson, Thomas T. 1980. Ghost Shrimp. TFH 5/80.
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