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    Mosquito shrimp - who wants?

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    OK, sometime ago there has been a tiger shrimp craze, a cherry shrimp craze, and one shrimp that has never been available much is the mosquito shrimp. Since coolconnect died I couldn't locate MECH's wonderful pics any more but you can go to Jason's my nature aquarium to have a look, scroll all the way down there's a pic of the mosquito shrimp over glosso.

    Now apparently there is supply of this thing, but I am asking for a show of hands, who and how many would you be planning to get, assuming a $1-2 price each. Do note these shrimps are very small (around 15mm) and largely transparent so they disappear fast in small numbers. I am planning to get at least 50 if not 100 myself!

    OK, show of hands please.
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    I WANT 20 pcs can!!!
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    I"ll take 10!!!

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    I need to know their water conditions before buying them? Anyone care to tell me?
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    Me want 20

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    the show of hands is to help the seller gauge the demand. so only hands up if you are fairly serious. as the shrimp comes from this region most likely it will be soft water, just like your regular forest barbs, betta etc. I've kept them before, shouldn't be an issue.
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    aren't these the typical feeder shrimp? its like $2 get a bag of 20 or so.

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    Feeder Shrimps!!!

    How can they go 1 or 2 dollars a piece? Unless they are not...They can grow quite big.,..say 3 cm or longer!
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    Very cute shrimp,

    Below pic is taken from http://www.nature-aquarium.com. Will remove it soon.


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    Choy if there's stock i'll get 30pieces.

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    chris, these are not the feeder ghost shrimp! these are the cute cute little shrimp, with a long sharp snout so it looks like mosquito, and it swims around like helo hovering. trust me lah, damn cute!

    ps: Gen X used to have a few in their moss display tank.
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    not sure now but last time Chan used to have in his tank, he showed me b4.

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    yep that's the one.

    erm, have to tell you guys the price a bit higher than $2!
    BUT it is really DAMN CUTE LEH []
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    i'll haf 10 pcs...hp 97333792

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    i am interested in ... 10? How would we be able to collect... many taking small numbers..
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    Hi hwchoy, I think I saw them at Biotope today. Apparently, they came from India, The Scientific name is Cardina Something...I think it was Cardina Sp, but I forgot..[]
    Anyways, It has a "fairly sharp red horn"? It's rather prominent, given it's glass like body.
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    Just got some pics taken





    These are from Biotope

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    OK, so the cat's out of the bag, Biotope just brought in a batch of these little guys. Subzero and I cleaned them out today, so call before you go!
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    choy.. that was a fast move!.. breed them if u can []
    guess the "mosquito" season is in..

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    Think they are also known as red-fronted shrimps (Palaemon scarletti). Eats algae.

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    Below is translated from German Language

    Scientific name: Palaemon scarletti (???)
    German name: Red Nashorngarnele
    origin/spreading: Lives mainly in Flussdeltas and Mangrovensuempfen.
    Description: A strongly extended red Rosstrum (nose) has. By transport this breaks off frequently, regenerates however with the next Haeutungen again. Sex differences: Females have a more strongly curved Hinterkoerper.
    Size of the females in mm: 40
    size of the males in mm: 35
    water temperature: KAQ: approx. 25°C
    hardness: KAQ: approx.. 8 dgH
    pH value: KAQ: approx.. 6.8
    basin size: not under 50 L.
    Basin mechanism: dark sand/gravel, plants, roots
    fodder: Like other Caridina.
    Behavior: Peaceful group animal; usually fully floating progressive movement; Socialization possibility: With other Caridina and smaller fish, no problem. Kind of the vermehrung: In the abdomen of the females, after approx. 4 weeks the female the egg/larvae (2 - 3 mm largely) repels many small eggs. Number of clutch of eggs size/new generations: Very many very small eggs - approx.. 50-100 pieces of frequency of the vermehrung: approx. every 5-6 weeks breed: Due to the very small egg size breed probably very with difficulty. Brack more /Meerwasser! Set without large add Laich on.
    Remarks: Animals the one milchiges appearance have stand briefly before the Haeutung. The animals have a high sauerstoffbedarf (compared with Neocaridinen) - with a power failure did not die nearly all animals of this kind, the Caridina and Neocaridinagarnelen had a loss.
    MO: Animals are not very sensitive and even of several days hold in a 1 litre of containers with daily water change, no problem. KAQ: formerly registered as Caridina serratirostris (De Man, 1892)

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