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    The disappearing bee shrimps

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    White Head Bee Shrimp (Or Diamond Bee Shrimp, I think) was only RMB 0.20(wholeseller price) per pc back in 2004. However the price is getting more steep and now can't even get one with RMB 3 to 4! Basically almost disappeared from the market.

    My fishy friend and I came to this little town north of Guangzhou, met up with the shrimp dealer and finally visited the homeground of the shrimp

    Started walking after a ride on motorbike, behind is Bei Jiang.



    This piece of land was a forest 3 years ago



    Getting more remote


    and here, got to bash already.

    Last edited by MrTree; 14th Sep 2006 at 20:09.

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    Finally the well hidden stream.



    Typical stream, but the water temp remains quite constant throughout the year.



    clsoe up


    small waterfall


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    Let's see what's inside the water...

    more common is this normal shrimp



    Finally found them after 10 mins of searching.



    This shrimp is an undescribed species, and it will be published soon(only the locality data was missing but manuscript was already one some time ago) and of course here is the type locality.



    The more swee specimen!!!


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    giant fern growing on the rock, the leaf was something like 40, 50 cm long.



    On the way return, the guide told us, there were 5, 6 streams had this shrimps 7 years ago, but now only left one...and if somebody buys the land and clears the forest, it will be gone forever....



    let's hope they are thriving somewhere else.

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    Certainly an eye-opener for many of us!

    Quote Originally Posted by MrTree
    let's hope they are thriving somewhere else.
    hope so too!
    The Happiest of people don't neccessary have the best of everything;
    they just make the most of everything that comes along their way


    When will there be 25 letters in the alphabets?

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    I am truly amazed!!
    Cheers,
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    wow! what is the climate like there-rainfall, temp etc? also just curious what species of fishes are found alongside the shrimps in their natural habitat?

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    wow, nice trip siah. good for ya.

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    Is this the same type as the CRS we have here?
    Corydoras: 2 x adolfoi, 1 x agassizii, 5 x albino aeneus, 3 x arcuatus, 4 x atropersonatus, 3 x axelrodi, 6 x axelrodi variante B, 4 x caudimaculatus, 5 x duplicareus, 8 x goldlines, 3 x kanei, 3 x loretoensis, 6 x melini, 4 x panda, 6 x schwartzi, 3 x similis, 4 x sterbai, 4 x surinamensis, 5 x trilineatus, 4 x tukano & 3 x zygatus

    RIP 1 x adolfoi, 1 x albino aeneus & 2 x panda

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    Only Oreonectes platycephalus , but lower stream may have other species but no more shrimps there.

    This is not the original CRS.

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    Can't view the pics anymore?
    Eugene (^_^)
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    Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas

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    I can see it too

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    yes, i changed to another folder but never edit the message.....

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    can put up the link of the folder?i am interested...

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