Archive for June, 2008
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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I recently ordered a dozen Pearl Shrimp (Macrobrachium kulsiense) and they have been acclimating for a few days now.
They seem to be happy and will quickly eat any food that they find. I have not yet observed any burrowing behavior as I have read they have been known to do, but they are quite active and look striking on top of a light tan sand.
I am still not 100% positive of the Pearl Shrimp identification, but I am about 95% sure. I have compared my photos to those I have found from other reputable shrimp breeders and they are VERY similar.
The rostrum on this shrimp is a great identifying tool, and it appears to be identical to those I have seen.
Stay tuned for more updates!
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I have added 10 new pictures of Pearl Shrimp to the main site. It is located under Pearl Shrimp Pictures. Please feel free to browse threw them and leave any comments!
Tomorrow I will be posting a little information about this species
Here is a sample!
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It has been 20 days since I received these unknown Caridina sp. and there is little to report as of yet.
One of the shrimp died about 4 days after acclimation but the other shrimp seem to be doing well.
I still belive that one of these shrimp is a male
And I am positive I have 4 females.
I am just hopping one will become berried soon so I can tell if these shrimp are low order or high order (it will greatly help in identifying these shrimp).
Stay tuned!
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Today I received a few new shrimp. A couple filter feeders, a dozen macro sp., some Amano Shrimp and a few others I will talk about later.
The filter shrimp are Green Lace Shrimp (Atyoida pilipes). While they are filter feeders, they are not similar to Bamboo Shrimp at all.
This picture was taken before this shrimp was completely acclimated, but as you can see they are quite different than Bamboo Shrimp. They are quite a bit smaller and have very different color patterns.
The Macro. sp. was sold to me as Pearl Shrimp. Pearl Shrimp (Macrobrachium kulsiense) are known to burrow in the sand, so I am waiting to observe this behavior. So far they are rather peaceful and look similar to the Pearl Shrimp.
I had to buy a few more Amano Shrimp in hopes of obtaining a few females. I would like to start breeding Amano Shrimp again and refine my low order shrimp rearing techniques.
There are a few other species of shrimp I have received lately and I will be talking about them soon! Stay tuned!
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