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they are giant cousins of the seed shrimp which shows on the video. they are around 0.5-0.7 wide. the ones you saw in your tank is probably just seed shrimps which are around 0.1-0.2 mm across, which is much smaller.
I found something that resembles a clam shrimp in my cherry shrimp tank. after i seperated it, i realized that it even behaves like a clam shrimp, because when clam shrimps feel threatened,they close their shells and lie motionless until the 'predator' goes away. and Singapore doesn't have clam shrimps (i think) anyone finds something like this in their tank?
by the way..it looks something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3o8bYEUkYw&NR=1
But does not move that fast..
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they are giant cousins of the seed shrimp which shows on the video. they are around 0.5-0.7 wide. the ones you saw in your tank is probably just seed shrimps which are around 0.1-0.2 mm across, which is much smaller.
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Seems like seed shrimp to me too...
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but the seed shrimps i have don't have transparent shells like those in the video..where as the 'clam shrimp' i found was transparent and when i sucked it up,it lay motionless on the ground, which i read that clam shrimps do when threatened
err.. they actually need water for motion as they move using the "swimlets" to swim. So if you catch them out of water, of course they can't do anything.
seed shrimp
clam shrimp.
-for your reference-
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
actually..i didnt mean when i catch them out of the water..i meant after i put it back into the water X.XOriginally Posted by eviltrain
err.. they actually need water for motion as they move using the "swimlets" to swim. So if you catch them out of water, of course they can't do anything.
seed shrimp
clam shrimp.
-for your reference-
haha, maybe we have some communication breakdown. hee hee.
by the way, if those "seed shrimps" in your tank grow beyond 5 mm, can give some to me?
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
Actually, i assumed it was just a seed shrimp that hav problems with it's shell and put it along with the other seed shrimps X.X but you remember the video that i posted on my first post? i ordered those.. when they have offspring, i can give some to youbut the package has not arrived yet D:
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