As the Dwarf Shrimp hobby continues to grow more and more people are becoming interested in the hobby. I have noticed that many people in Puerto Rico have started to collect some of their native species, and they are blessed with some great looking species there!

Some of the shrimp being collected are Filter Feeding Shrimp, some are Caridina looking shrimp (there are no native Caridina spp. in this area but many look very similar) and there are some strikingly colored shrimp as well.

I am guessing that many of these shrimp have a larval stage based on their proximity to the ocean. While this can be a problem when it comes time to breeding the shrimp for distribution into the hobby, it will only help perfect the techniques required to do so!

As more shrimp are collected and described it will only help the hobby grow. An exciting time!