Those Shrimps Bought From Market

[lavapeanut]

Those freshwater swimming shrimps bought from market for dinner purpose shouldn't be keep as a pet right? about 4 inches long... may I ask what is the name of those shrimp? anyone here ever tried to keep them alive as pet? just out of wonder I am looking at them now... they swim like mad in the sink

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Can you describe what they look like?

 

[wendywc]

Where are you located? Gulf shrimp are the common ones I know here in Texas. There's 3 kinds, brown (most common), pink, and gulf white. Supposably, they don't do well in captivity and all are captured wild.

 

[lavapeanut]

They were greyish in color, with white legs. I could easily see their guts at their back (Since the black color of the guts are so clearly show out).

I did try to add air stones, small stones, few small rottening plants from my own tank, use fish tank water, to fill the 1 gallon tank. Since they were going to die for dinner anyway and I see a lot of them, so I take one out and put it into the 1 gallon fish tank(yes I know it's really too too small of it )... at first it looks quiet and don't move around much but only moving its legs and 'touch' its head once in a while. Then maybe 2 hours later. It moved so much that seems it hurting itself... but after 2 more hours, I don't want to keep it as it seems suffer from lack of space... that shrimp swam fine though...

But I am quite sure as fishkiller_nomore said, it gonna surfer sooner or later, since I know nothing about shrimps


I am living in a place called Macao, south east asia, I did search for gulf shrimps, yes seems like maybe its them?... not sure

 

[Nevergone815]

yea i always kinda feel bad for the shrimp and lobsters in markets. my goal in life is to take home a small lobster (can't afford a big one as an experiment) and get it to live. my cousin has worked in a lot of sea food departments and said that i will never get them to live in a personal tank. i want to research the proper care for them.

MY GOAL IS TO PROVE HER WRONG!!!