| 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. |
|
| 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.
