please help what type of shrimp?!

[ButtKicker]

i have been trying to post just one picture for the past 2 hours! i hope this works and i hope someone can help. thanks

[BioHazard]

It is some kind of Macrobrachium species. They will attack and kill fish, so don't let him near any fish! Very cool find, but really need a species tank, due to aggression.

[ButtKicker]

i actually have him with the buttkicker.. its pretty neat and have had no problems so far thanks alot.

[BioHazard]

By "buttkicker" do you mean Tilapia cichlid (Tilapia buttikoferi)? Because, depending on the size of that fish, you are either going to end up with a shrimpless tank or a fishless tank.

[ButtKicker]

lol yes i mean tilapia and i think he is pretty big at leased 9 inch i will post.. and i would be worried about the shrimp because he is agressive and may get caught but he is very quick and aware.. how big could that shrimp get??

[ButtKicker]

any tips or ideas i would like to know as much as possible about these two. thanks

[wileycoyote]

At least you wont have to feed buttkick. He's going to have shrimp for dinner

[The Zigman]

wow thats a big shrimp!

[svaha]

Im surprised the shrimp lasted the 2 hours it took you to post your first pic.

[ButtKicker]

shrimps been in there for over 3 days and he holds his own and still attempts to go after him but i think big guy wont get hurt.

[ButtKicker]

and does anyone know if he will get any bigger?

[ButtKicker]

does anyone know the full size of that type of shrimp?

[FishOnABudget]

Wow i saw someone selling one of these on craigslist
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/for/1735376133.html
Heres the video of it feeding he had
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTQBgq0Y2A
I really dont know the species but you should move it to a new tank for its safty.
Btw can you tell me were you got it, i would love one of those. Thx!

EDIT: Heres a Wiki page that might be it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrobrachium_rosenbergii

[kimosabe]

and does anyone know if he will get any bigger?
he will not get any bigger cus as soon as he motls he will turn into tasty dinner for the tilapia

[ButtKicker]

thanks for all of the tips.. he has just molted about a week ago not even.. and thanks for the links i will check them out.. i got him from big al's in Hamilton.. but when i bought him they told me he was a spotted shrimp and now they have no clue... and he is really fast to catch so i think he may be fine. any where else he eats everything!

[ButtKicker]

and i keep on top of feeding butkick but i dont overfeed him do u think he would eat so much he becomes sick?? and if anyone could pin point what this guy is i would really love to find out more about him he is very different. and id say with before his claws to his head he is at leased 4 inch probably more.

[ButtKicker]

hey fish on budget if u dont mind do u remember how much he was being sold for?? thanks

[ButtKicker]

sorry i just asked that before i took a peak and yes they look pretty similar thanks alot!

[cockroach]

In Taiwan you go shrimp fishing for those. I took 2 home once. I put them in a 540L tank with 3 oscars, jag (all over 8") and some other fish and within three days, the fish were ripped to shreds. Those pincers are long, hard and strong. I would really watch him with the fish. Males pincers turn blue when they mature.

[ButtKicker]

yes im trying to keep the best eye on them.. but the shrimp does seem to be interested.. but will that buttkicker basically eats until he dies?? and his about 2 years old and his got some white and black on his claws..

[deeleywoman]

might as well throw some butter and garlic in their for them so whoever wins gets the most flavor possible outta it lol

[ButtKicker]

lol.. im very confident in that it will be ok by now .. but i guess anything can change and everyone seems agree with u.. also these are my first type of fish:)

[FishOnABudget]

Glad to of helped!

[ButtKicker]

how tough is it to come across one of these shrimp? and how rare would u guys consider it is.. sorry for all questions just have looked everywhere online about him and found nothing at all.. thanks

[Juice]

Why would you even risk it? I know you said that you are keeping a close eye on them but can you REALLY be watching 24/7??

The future looks bleak for one of these guys! If I were you I would be taking these good peoples advice and separate them asap.

[ButtKicker]

yea i know i am starting to consider it because that shrimp is none stop on him and im not worried about the fish ... there is also some other fish in there to.. and can anyone touch on how rare he is just curious thanks.

[Ashes2ashes]

Why would you even risk it? I know you said that you are keeping a close eye on them but can you REALLY be watching 24/7??

The future looks bleak for one of these guys! If I were you I would be taking these good peoples advice and separate them asap.


I couldnt have said it better myself. These people (who know what they are doing btw) are giving you the advice you asked for and I dont understand why you would want to risk your fish or your shrimp?? Even if neither one die, that is a beautiful fish, do you really want it mutilated by shrimp claws, or stressed by having a predator in the tank with it? I dont know anything about that shrimp, but it seems to me the logical thing to do with it would be to follow the advice of all these experts and separate them until you find out all you need to know about the shrimp and decide where/what to put it in. Good luck. - Ash

[ButtKicker]

thanks for the advice i think i may just do that things are getting intense and its not worth loosing one of them.. just don't have the place for one or the other maybe figure something out in the morning ... thanks

[thebrandon]

Custom bath tub tank! Ultimate DIY project!

[ButtKicker]

thanks will look into it.. but by the looks of it i don't know if they will last another night everything seemed well until now shrimp is just always all over him.. but im worried one bite and its over.. but i had shrimp with 2 rather large pocassimus and he was always going after him until he noticed he wasn't going to be able to eat him.. so i was just hoping it would be the same here but im not to sure whats going to happen and everyone is right its not worth risking these guys.

[BioHazard]

and i keep on top of feeding butkick but i dont overfeed him do u think he would eat so much he becomes sick?? and if anyone could pin point what this guy is i would really love to find out more about him he is very different. and id say with before his claws to his head he is at leased 4 inch probably more.

Yes, he will eat till he dies. I would just feed him every other day.

[cockroach]

Check online a bit and found these:
Macrobrachium rosenbergii are what we fish in Taiwan I think
http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/Site/Shrimp.htm?species/Longarm.htm~mainFrame

Could be Macrobrachium Australiense
http://www.google.com.tw/search?hl=zh-TW&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=Macrobrachium+Australiense&btnG=%E6%90%9C%E5%B0%8B&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Hope these help a bit.

[Juice]

thanks for the advice i think i may just do that things are getting intense and its not worth loosing one of them.. just don't have the place for one or the other maybe figure something out in the morning ... thanks


Take it back or you can alway's buy another tank...any excuse for another tank :D

[Cuvier]

Macrobrachium rosenbergii. I don't think M. australiense or any of of the other Australian endemics have ever entered the U.S. trade.

[ButtKicker]

thanks for all of the information! keep it coming