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| 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 japonica Japanese Swamp Shrimp, Amano Shrimp
(after their popularizer, Takashi Amano) Great algae eaters for peaceful
freshwater aquariums, including planted ones. http://suiso.com/ebi.htm |
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| 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
tropical water. Escape artists! Keep tank covered. |
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| Macrobrachium rosenbergii, the Giant Blue "Lobster"
or Prawn. An opportunistic eater of most all living things it can get its
claws on. |
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| Palaemonetes sp. Ghost Shrimp. Maximum size, about
one inch. |
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
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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