Dwarf Shrimp Glossary
ADA | Aqua Design Amano |
ASA | Aquasoil Amazonia |
Berried | Female Dwarf Shrimp carrying eggs under her tail |
Bioload | How much an animal affects the biological balance of an aquarium |
Blanched | Vegetable boiled until it is soft |
CRS | Crystal Red Shrimp |
Cycle | The process a new aquarium goes threw when beneficial bacteria start to grow in the aquarium and converts harmful ammonia into nitrates. |
Exoskeleton | Outer shell of an invertebrate |
High Order | Shrimp that lack a larval stage. |
Hydra | A freshwater cnadarians. Resembles a very small anemone. |
LFS | Local Fish Store |
Low Order | Shrimp that have a larval stage |
Molt | The process of shedding an invertebrate’s exoskeleton |
Nano | A small aquarium, generally under 10 gallons |
Pico | A very small aquarium, generally under 2 gallons |
Pleopods | Swimming legs under a shrimps tail |
PPM | Parts Per Million. Most often used when measuring water parameters. |
RCS | Red Cherry Shrimp |
RO | Reverse Osmosis. A process that removes most impurities from water |
Saddle | Eggs developing in the ovaries of a female Dwarf Shrimp that has the appearance of a saddle on the upper back |
Swimmerets | See Pleopods. |
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