| 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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