I know they are huge and highly predatory- at least the Asian species.
How much do these things cost?
Thanks
How much do these things cost?
Thanks
Freshwater prawns?
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Gambusia said:
I have seen four- to five-inch Macrobrachium rosenbergii, the "giant blue prawn" you have in mind, going for $13.99 ($9.99 with a "PALS" card discount) at Petco. The cheapest means of obtaining one would be to purchase it from a retail store carrying them as feeders (either explicitly or accidentally [typically as a contaminant amongst ghost shrimp]).
asd159263 said:
Only small specimens are suitable for use as feeders (typically for arowanas or large cichlids); even then, the rostrum and claws are typically removed.
[Look to this link (note the use of scissors).]
Larger prawns are usually used frozen or fresh-killed (with sharp appendages removed).
I must note that 200-some species of the genus Macrobrachium in addition to M. rosenbergii (and typically more manageably-sized) exist.
Some other species:
Macrobrachium dayanum.
Macrobrachium sp. "Mexiko Papalaopan".
Macrobrachium sp. "Mexiko".
Macrobrachium carcinus.
Macrobrachium hankocki.
Some other species:
Macrobrachium dayanum.
Macrobrachium sp. "Mexiko Papalaopan".
Macrobrachium sp. "Mexiko".
Macrobrachium carcinus.
Macrobrachium hankocki.
none of those look like the feeder shrimp, they are dark red with pretty heavy looking pinchers. They do not really get along with each other and I saw some of them canabalizing so i am not sure what it is. It is just labeled feeder shrimp (they look like small lobsters)
asd159263 said:
In that case, they sound more like mislabeled crayfish, possibly Procambarus clarkii, than shrimp.