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RAHUL_VK
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 Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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namaskaar...
i found this shrimp all of sudden in my tank.
i did not buy shrimps from local fish shop. i got some from sanjay gandhi national park.
i saw n got confused, the shrimp is female, carrying eggs.
please help me id it.
attaching pics... |
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RAHUL_VK
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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RAHUL_VK
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| when i collected shrimps frm wild, i got this ones... |
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Mortis
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| Looks like a Neocardina species. Could have come with some plants you bought maybe ? |
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Preeths
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| Common wood shrimp. |
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| shrimps r good for tanks. some buy them but they die. |
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Preeths
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| ribbon_tail_guppy wrote (View Post):
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shrimps r good for tanks. some buy them but they die.
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Shrimps, need good water quality. As long as you keep up with water changes and make sure that there is no sudden temperature variation, with enough algae to feed them, they wont die. |
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ribbon_tail_guppy
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| because the conditions are good they are flourishing |
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Zakk
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| actually i dont agree with the water changes. i have rainbows and cherrys in my tank and they do just fine with out excess water changes. my temps are between 28 to 32 on any given day. if there isnt enough alage suplement them with algae wafers or spirulina wafers. atm am feeding my shrimps veggie flakes. |
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Mohammed Mudassir
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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the shrimps in the first 3 pics are females and in the fourth pics its a male,
these are excellent algae eaters,
they are know by many names such as rainbow shrimps(they have another sub groups 3 groups), indian dwarf shrimps, etc....
these shrimps are scavangers by nature and will take whatever you offer them including regular pellets, they are not as demanding as most of the other shrimps, infact these are hardier than the RCS |
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Zakk
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:39 am Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| i actually wouldnt mind a few of those red colored rainbow shrimps. i have browns, blues and pale green. |
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RAHUL_VK
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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but is that poasible...
ki they may be come with some plant on something.
the fourth pic is of male defiantly, all of sudden the female start showing this red color... |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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Its a common rainbow shrimp.
Raj.. |
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Zakk
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| they might have come on plants but that depends how you pack your plants. most people here just wet an few sheets of news paper and wrap the plant in that. shrimps will not survive in this. its is possble that u collected them from that park and they are starting to mature now. |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:37 am Post subject: Re: new shrimp in my tank... id??? |
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| rainbows,nice bunch of algae eater....will munch on tetra bits or other fish foods,will multiply as long as hiding places r available..just dont add any source of copper |
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