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It has been almost 2 months since I received this species of shrimp from a member of one of the forums I participate in. After quite a bit of observation and a few comments from knowledgeable shrimp keepers I believe they are Malaya Shrimp (Caridina sp.).
 - Caridina Species
I am not 100% positive of this identification because I have not had a berried female. The Malaya Shrimp has a short larval stage, and is the major factor I have not been able to test out yet!
I am afraid that I will not be able to test that theory out either. It looks like the one shrimp I thought could be a male is developing to be female:
 - Possible Female
It is hard to see, but it looks like there is a saddle beginning to form.
 - Possible Female
Well, I guess I will have to wait and see. If this shrimp turns out to be a female I am not sure what I am going to do with these shrimp. I don’t want to mix them with confirmed Malaya Shrimp because I am not sure that they are Malaya Shrimp.
I will update as soon as any progress is noted.
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I was messing around with my Nikon D40 today and took a couple pictures I though would be worth sharing.
First is a unique Ramshorn Snail that I have in one of my shrimp aquariums.
 - Oddly colored Ramshorn Snail
This is the only Ramshorn snail I have that looks like this! Unique!
Also here is another photo of some of my Caridina sp.
 - Caridina sp.
There are still no berried females in this aquarium, I am still waiting to see what happens!
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Okay, the new design is complete. Let me know what you think! It took a few days to get it all done, but I am pretty happy with it now!
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I have been unhappy with the design of TheShrimpFarm.com for a while now and I have finally decided to do something about it!
I have redesigned the entire site! I have uploaded the new design for the main site, and the blog re-design will be up soon (it takes a lot more coding). With the new design I have eliminated most of the advertising (it just got in the way) and I think the new look is very much improved.
I have also implemented an RSS feed on the main sites right sidebar, and made it easier for people to subscribe to the Dwarf Shrimp Blog.
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment!
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TheShrimpFarm.com’s hatchery has pretty much been put on hold for quite some time due to expansion, real life getting in the way, and a fairly recent move. Now that everything seems to be back to full swing I have noticed my Blue Pearl Shrimp population has started to explode.
Not only is the population exploding, some of my Blue Pearl Shrimp are displaying GREAT coloration!
A good percentage of the females are berried and there are many juveniles running around the aquarium. I will start to selective breed these shrimp for color shortly as the population is nearing a point where it may become fairly easy to select a few with great color to separate!
Here is what a common Blue Pearl Shrimp looks like next to a bright blue one!
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