Sulawesi shrimp

[Mgamer20o0]

these are very cool new shrimp coming to the hobby....

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=169031&stc=1&d=1201834605
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[StereoKills]

Wow, those are amazing. I love the last 2 in particular. #9 reminds me of a sw peppermint shrimp. Are these Caridina or Neocaridina sp.? I see you got the pics from MFK, is there more info on them over there?

[msjinkzd]

very beautiful, looks expensive ;)

[Mgamer20o0]

no info of there..... they light higher temp water... high ph but soft water

[FtwayneFish]

No info there? darn.

Those are some really really really neat shrimp. I can already tell that they will be tooo much for my wallet. I mean 6.99 retail or cherries off big box sites. 1.00 here is nice. But I wonder if these AMAZING shrimp breed as easily as cherries?

[Sploke]

If they do, you can be pretty sure the prices will come down in short order.

[Mgamer20o0]

its unknown right now.... the first people to jump on are paying a lot.....

[thebullit]

there fantastic!!!!!!!!!

[H3D]

Gamer quit teasing me! Or I will have to buy some!

[FtwayneFish]

o of course the cost will go down. But I bet you- just my luck that they are difficult to breed. Or possibly we'd have them already.

I cant imagine that on MFK or whoever posted em' that there was'nt any info.

Some are really sick and some look like a cherry and a amano.

same stones and grass tho? I wonder if they dont interbreed? And the #10 looks berried? and maybe thats a egg under #11?

you can tell im drooling all to much. lol

[FtwayneFish]

planet inverts has them for 25-50.00 each!!!!! and they are related to cherries and found in 80* avrg water with a PH of like 7.6-8 with no co2. hard for planted tanks. found a good deal at guitarfish.com.

They dont know if one of the species requires a "sponge" to live with and hide in. And one is really easier than the rest and some have eggs and hatched them already. Also some are kept together and there not sure on interbreeding yet.

WOW

[Danimal62]

These shrimp have not yet shown much success breeding in the home aquarium. But here is what I know about them...

- They prefer water that has a high ph but is generally soft. (Kind of difficult to achieve)
- They prefer water that is slightly warmer than our normal tanks
- They come from extremely deep lakes
- There are no (or VERY few) natural predators in their natural lakes
- They are more like Caridina than Neocaridina, but they are all unidentified species so there may be a new genus (who knows)

These shrimp came to the hobby for the first time back in 2005, but there was no success with them back then, but there have been great strides since then so there is a chance that there will be more success with them this time.

[FtwayneFish]

Already on youtube!!!!

[FtwayneFish]

These shrimp have not yet shown much success breeding in the home aquarium. But here is what I know about them...

- They prefer water that has a high ph but is generally soft. (Kind of difficult to achieve)
- They prefer water that is slightly warmer than our normal tanks
- They come from extremely deep lakes the guitarfish said shallow shores so as the temp would be higher? But you own/run your own shrimpery so I go with yours, just didnt know?
- There are no (or VERY few) natural predators in their natural lakes
- They are more like Caridina than Neocaridina, but they are all unidentified species so there may be a new genus (who knows)

These shrimp came to the hobby for the first time back in 2005, but there was no success with them back then, but there have been great strides since then so there is a chance that there will be more success with them this time.
.

[Mgamer20o0]

planet inverts has them for 25-50.00 each!!!!! and they are related to cherries and found in 80* avrg water with a PH of like 7.6-8 with no co2. hard for planted tanks.

last week they had them from 40-60 each

[FtwayneFish]

phew the plainer ones went from 40.00 to 25.00 in a week? hmm maybe someone on here will have them in there tanks in say I bet 2 weeks someone on here has em up on photo gallery.

[Danimal62]

Well I have researched the lakes they come from. They are some of the deepest in the world due to their location near tectonic plates. The shores may be shallow, but the lakes are not!

[Mgamer20o0]

phew the plainer ones went from 40.00 to 25.00 in a week? hmm maybe someone on here will have them in there tanks in say I bet 2 weeks someone on here has em up on photo gallery.

i think they just added more. i think when i first saw them they only had 8 now they have what 13 or so

[OhNo123]

You can bet MG and Mustafa from petshrimp.com will be getting some of these too. RIGHT MG?

These shrimp look soooo crazy!

[nquint1]

Wow. This is so exciting!

[Mgamer20o0]

You can bet MG and Mustafa from petshrimp.com will be getting some of these too. RIGHT MG?

These shrimp look soooo crazy!

anything is possible....

[Hooked Newbie]

Ok.... so who's up for a collecting trip?!

[Mgamer20o0]

pick me up a couple hundred then hn when you go

[OhNo123]

Yeah me too!

[FtwayneFish]

I didnt mean you were wrong Danimal, in no way.

[StereoKills]

I see Ryan at Planet Inverts has these available and he will start shipping them on March 10! They are all listed as wild caught Caridina sp.

[tennesseemom]

It would really be a bad thing if people exausted the natural supply to make a few bucks only to find out that they won't breed in captivity. The shrimp are only in 1 lake in the world? How are "they" catching them? what are they doing to the environment? What is anyone doing to ensure people don't exploit the shrimp and their lake?

[FtwayneFish]

They are prolly doing "nothing". where did the Indians go?

[StereoKills]

Remember that everything is wild caught at first. It is up to hobbyists for the most part to ensure that we pursue captive breeding to preserve the species in the wild.

[FtwayneFish]

O I understand that after we get them or want them its best to purchase from "us" than the websites or big box stores, but thats after the fact and the lake would already be "dipped" into?

[Dwarf Puffers]

Wow, those are the most amazing animals I have ever seen. FW & SW fish, inverts... Move aside. I would set up my 75g just for these guys. I love that ebony one, and the second to last. A FW blood shrimp :grinyes:

Seriously, I would invest a lot to get some of those blackest of black shrimp in my 75g, with nothing else :drool: :drool:

[tienbm]

Sulawesi shrimp in my tank, Hanoi - Vietnam
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[msjinkzd]

outstanding! can't wait to get my grubby little paws on some!

[FtwayneFish]

Very neat shrimp again!

thanks for sharing teinbm!

[OhNo123]

Beautiful shrimp tienbm! Do you know how they breed?

By the way Msjink, I saw an auction on aquabid yesterday for 10 pieces of the sulawesi shrimp that tienbm has for $200. Quite expensive I think. I don't think I'll ever raise these. But I'm just telling you this just incase you want some. :D

[Mgamer20o0]

nice.....

[H3D]

AWESOME!!!!

[Hooked Newbie]

Beautiful shrimp tienbm! Do you know how they breed?

By the way Msjink, I saw an auction on aquabid yesterday for 10 pieces of the sulawesi shrimp that tienbm has for $200. Quite expensive I think. I don't think I'll ever raise these. But I'm just telling you this just incase you want some. :D

If I knew for sure that they bred in aquaria, I'd snatch them up at that price. :grinno:

[msjinkzd]

I am well aware of the cost, lol

[thebullit]

cool snaps and shrimps. pretty expensive though lol

[kara2]

I think I have #4 (or something that looks very similar). It was this clear color, but has changed to a greenish color over time (I assume because of the algae waffers I feed it).

Mine is growing and seems to be doing well in my tank. My tank has pretty high PH at the moment (around 7.8), but I'm looking to lower the PH to accomodate some other fish. Do you know around what PH this type of shrimp likes?

[Mgamer20o0]

hi ph lower kh one of my posts talks about it.

[kara2]

Sorry - saw that after I posted this question...

[Mgamer20o0]

no worries

[emorsso]

Beautiful shrimp tienbm! Do you know how they breed?

By the way Msjink, I saw an auction on aquabid yesterday for 10 pieces of the sulawesi shrimp that tienbm has for $200. Quite expensive I think. I don't think I'll ever raise these. But I'm just telling you this just incase you want some. :D


A German guy named George had already successfully breed them in his aquarium tank. For more information, you can visit the following URL.

http://www.crustaforum.com/portal.php

[Mgamer20o0]

cool only down side i have to reg to read.....

[wastedtime]

These are some cool looking shrimp. May I ask what the plants are in the foreground ? Are they flame moss ?

[CheeseCake]

These shrimp look awesome, but I checked the post dates and they are almost 2 years old! any updates on these shrimp? I searched them, but can't really find a place to buy them at yet :(

[svaha]

Ask msjinkzd ,if anyone would know here she would.