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Related FAQs:
Freshwater Crustaceans for the
Aquarium,
FW Crustaceans 2,
FW Crustaceans 3, FW Crustaceans 4,
& FAQs on: FW Crustacean
Identification,
FW Crustacean Behavior, FW Crustacean Compatibility,
FW Crustacean Selection, FW
Crustacean Systems, FW Crustacean Feeding,
FW Crustacean Disease, FW Crustacean
Reproduction & Terrestrial
Hermit Crabs, Freshwater Shrimp, FW Crabs, & FAQs on Marine:
Marine
Shrimp
Identification, Shrimp Behavior, Hermit
ID, Hermit Behavior, Hermit
Compatibility, Hermit Selection, Hermit
Systems, Hermit Feeding, Hermit
Reproduction, Hermit Disease/Health,
Related Articles:
Invertebrates for Freshwater Aquariums by Neale
Monks,
Forget Crawfish Pie, Let's Make a
Crawfish Tank! By Gage Harford
Terrestrial
Hermit Crabs,
Shrimps,
Crayfish, Prawns in Freshwater Aquariums
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By Bob Fenner |
Atyopsis moluccensis |
Some of the More Commonly Available Freshwater Crustaceans Used in
Aquariums:
| Atyopsis species, Wood, Bamboo, Singapore Shrimp. Up
to three inches in length. Filter/suspension feeders, good for green water
conditions. Tropical, temp.s. in mid-70's to 80's. Shown: Atyopsis
moluccensis. Have two pair of specialized sieving appendages.
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/shrimp.htm#wood |
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| Cherax tenuimanus, the (Blue, cultivated) Marron.
Found naturally in Southwestern Australia. Natural habitat is calm water
under ledges. Territorial, one to a tank. Nocturnal feeders on plant
material, animals, detritus. Males distinguished by genital papillae on
fifth pair, females with openings on third pair of walking legs. Cool to
tropical water. Escape artists! Keep tank covered. |
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| Macrobrachium rosenbergii, the Giant Blue
"Lobster" or Prawn. An opportunistic eater of most all living
things it can get its claws on. |
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Palaemonetes sp. Ghost Shrimp. Maximum size,
about one inch. And shown at far right, one of the "Grass
Shrimp", Palaemonetes kadiakensis picture taken where it was
living in a marine system.
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.html
http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/
http://www.aquaticlounge.aquariumplants.cx/shrimp.html
Cochran, Gary. 1989. Louisiana lobster. FAMA 12/89. Dow, Steven. 1982.
Breeding Crayfish in the home. TFH 1/82.
Grazulis, Vic. 1995. Freshwater Invertebrates: The Blue Marron. TFH 5/95. Hovanec,
Timothy. 1991. Am I blue? Lobsters in the tank (Macrobrachium). Pet Dealer
Magazine 10/91. Richter, Hans Joachim. 1982. A freshwater shrimp, Macrobrachium
niponensis. TFH 6/82. Spotts, Daniel. 1981. Introducing Macrobrachium
rosenbergii. FAMA 7/81. Stavinchuck, Justin. 1986. Giant Blue
Lobsters. An introduction of a freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii,
to the aquarium trade. FAMA 12/86. Taborsky, Petr. 1982. The White Prince. TFH
8/82. Volkart, Bill. 1989. Live Foods: Craving crawdads? FAMA 5/89. Watson,
Thomas T. 1976. Crayfish in captivity. TFH 4/76.
Watson, Thomas T. 1980. Ghost Shrimp. TFH 5/80.
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