Shrimp Help -- Id

[Nick16]

hi, my LFS sells feeder shrimp for about 10-20P each. what shrimp are these arnd do they normally come with diseases? as i want my tank to cycle a bit faster but i am begginning to get algae, and im hoping these will be a cheap way of doing this.

 

[TylerFerretLord]

They'll die if you put them in a cycling tank.

They're likely either Palaemonetes sp. or Macrobrachium sp.; I can't give you a better ID unless you describe them in more detail or get a photo.

 

[saltynay]

The fresh water ones are a species of Paleomonetes normally:
http/aqualandpetsplus.com/Live%20Food,%2...st%20Shrimp.htm

 

[three-fingers]

Your in the UK, so they are a brackish species of shrimp that prefer cooler water, cant remember the species, and it took a bit of digging up when I looked at last time.

Bottom line is that they don't do well in freshwater tropical set ups at all and will live a few months maximum, though they usually only live a week or two.

They aren't good algae eaters anyway.

 

[saltynay]

Your in the UK, so they are a brackish species of shrimp that prefer cooler water, cant remember the species, and it took a bit of digging up when I looked at last time.
Bottom line is that they don't do well in freshwater tropical set ups at all and will live a few months maximum, though they usually only live a week or two.
They aren't good algae eaters anyway.

Thats the saltwater ones which grow to around 7 inches if left but they are normally sold around 1 cm juvies.

 

[three-fingers]

Thats the saltwater ones which grow to around 7 inches if left but they are normally sold around 1 cm juvies.

7 inches seems pretty big.

Found the species in a post by nmonks, Palaemon elegans and Palaemon serratus are the feeder shrimp you can buy in the UK.

I have seen big ones kept in coldwater marine aquariums, not nearly 7 inches though, linky?

 

[saltynay]

[URL="http/www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...imp.html?cat=53"]http/www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...imp.html?cat=53[/URL] < first google result
Palaemon serratus grows to around 5-6inches so isn't that small

 

[three-fingers]

That page doesn't work. When I use advanced google search on that domain, it comes up with nothing either.

First google result for me is this page: [URL="http/www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Palaemonserratus.htm"]http/www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Palaemonserratus.htm[/URL] which says up to 11cm (~4inches).

 

[saltynay]

How strange didn't work for me either however it does work with a new tab in firefox and IE8 anyway its http/www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...imp.html?cat=53 article 386973 on what are feeder shrimp

 

[three-fingers]

How strange didn't work for me either however it does work with a new tab in firefox and IE8 anyway its <a href="http/www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...imp.html?cat=53" target="_blank">http/www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...imp.html?cat=53</a> article 386973 on what are feeder shrimp

Well, that's not a wholly useful article....

It's from the US, so will be talking about different species, given what the author has said about temperature and the size of shrimp, I think it's safe to assume she's talking about a Macrobrachium sp. .

 

[TylerFerretLord]

This is why people should use binomial names and not common ones when talking about shrimp.

 

[Nick16]

right, if you hadnt already guessed they are clear, translucent shrinp, and are sold as feeders.

right, i might do a fish in cycle i think as i cant get to a boots to get some liquid ammonia. i might have a look on fleebay though.

 

[three-fingers]

right, if you hadnt already guessed they are clear, translucent shrinp, and are sold as feeders.

Found the species in a post by nmonks, Palaemon elegans and Palaemon serratus are the feeder shrimp you can buy in the UK.

Full marine/brackish shrimp. Not suited to a tropical freshwater set up, don't buy them.

right, i might do a fish in cycle i think as i cant get to a boots to get some liquid ammonia. i might have a look on fleebay though.

Don't you already have a fish tank? Just clone the filter.

 

[Nick16]

i have already put some media in from an old juwel filter, (the sponges were in an external already) but its only a small amount.