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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