Newly old, here.

pixl8r

MacroShrimpBreeder
May 11, 2007
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As the ambiguous title says, I'm newly old. Or oldly new? Oddly new seems the best description.

I have frequented these forums, in the past, mostly interested in shrimp. Life conspired and I cut back on my shrimp breeding, and all thing pertaining to it. I've recently become more focused on it, though I doubt I'll ever get back to having ~30 tanks again. I've been breeding shrimp for a long time now, something like over a decade.

To those that don't know, I am mostly interested in Macrobrachium shrimp. They are the larger cousins of dwarf shrimp.

I've bred;
M. dayanum/assamensis; Red Claw shrimp (there is question about the species classification)
M. kulsiense; Pearl/Sand/Snowflake shrimp
M. lamarrei lamarrei; Whisker shrimp
M. scabriculum; no true common name
M. sp
M. sp

The last two were species that I, nor the seller, could identify. The one species that I have desperately searched for (but can never find, for sale) is M. eriocheirum; Fuzzy Claw shrimp.

I have supplied shrimp to various pet stores, and sold my excess quantities to people online. I am not currently selling shrimp, and do not foresee selling them, in the near future.

I also have a handful of dwarf species, and other misc shrimp/invertebrates. The one that surprises most people is the colony of triops. I really like these primitive critters. They are active swimmers and explorers.
 
I am only familiar with M. rosenbergii. I will have to dig into this group a little. How do they breed? I have kept Macrobrachium rosenbergii myself, but it was more of an interest thing than a breeding setup (they have several larval stages and require brackish to spawn), although we (my class) did spawn them for aquaculture uses. They are big shrimp! I like the red claw shrimp and would be interested in getting some. You said that you don't supply shrimp anymore, but do you think you can point me in the direction for the red claw?
 
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