My zebra :)

[Matuva]

Just want to share my local zebra.

Those are tiny ones, less than 2 cms long for adults, but they look so pretty. They come from a creek in the south of New Caledonia. The guy who gave them to me knows the secret spot...

Sorry for the poor quality of pictures.

Enjoy though.

 

[jayc]

Oh Wow!

That's so cool. Dare I say it, it looks nicer than the local zebra we have in Oz.

 

Some clearer, macro shots of it would be cool. Can you get some?

Do you know their scientific name?

[Matuva]

Thanks jayc ;)

Though, I like your zebra too.

As for the scientific name, it looks like they are the 'Caridina novae-caledoniae", but I still have to check before I can confirm.

I'll try to shoot better pictures this week-end

[fishmosy]

5 hours ago, jayc said:

Dare I say it, it looks nicer than the local zebra we have in Oz.

Boooo!

 

They are nice shrimp though.

[jayc]

2 hours ago, fishmosy said:

Boooo!

They are nice shrimp though.

Yeah, I'm sorry. 

[fishmosy]

Yeah thats right 

[Matuva]

I've been wandering in the south of New Caledonia. Could not find the secret spot of my buddy for the zebra, but I found a spot where there are these ones:

Except the guy in front, a carbon rili male, the others are what I think to be "caridina nuova-caledonia" . They have a whitish/creamy headgear and some color line on the back, some with blueish body, some with redish body, and even one have white stripes... Very nice!

Edited January 11, 2016 by Matuva

[Matuva]

Yai!!! I went deeper in the south this saturday. I seek in an area called "Plaine des lacs" (lakes field) and found these:

Chocolate with golden/cream "racing stripe"

 

A kind of "Chameleon" shrimp?

Not easy to see, but this one is a solid dark blue

Not the "Zebra" I'm searching, but very happy of these "finds". I'm expecting to find the zebra spot, and may be something else? Worth walking under the sun, fighting with some mosquitoes and also some wasps! :)

 

 

Edited January 18, 2016 by Matuva

[Damien]

Hey Matuva,
Nice to see those litlle critters in your tank.

I live in Noumea too, and I tried to adapt them in my 20L tank but the water seems to warm for them.

Do you chill your tank during summer? And what is your tank temperature?

There is a book on all the new caledonian freshwater shrimp (and fish) available at the library. You can use it to identify all of your shrimp. The one with the "racing stripe" seems to be "Caridina nilotica".
You can use it to identify all the rivers and lakes where they live.

Thank for your help.

[NoGi]

@ura, try posting your reply now. We had a system glitch which has now been resolved.

[Matuva]

No chilling.

3 weeks ago, there was a peak of heat : I have lost all of them... Just disgusted

[NoGi]

That sucks., hot days are the reason I don't have some of the really nice shrimp as well. Can't afford a chiller running costs atm.

[ura]

Thanks. Can you pls give the full details of the book you mentioned eg. Title, author, etc.

[fishmosy]

@Damien I'd be interested in knowing the details of the book too.

[Damien]

@Matuva : Sorry to hear that... Thanks for your answer.

@ura @fishmosy : I post a new topic on this book : New Caledonian freshwater shrimp book

[KeenShrimp]

Hi guys,

I would just like to weigh in on chiller running costs: I run 2 x JohnLen thermo-electric chillers full time on a 130litre and a 240litre tanks ( my seller told me they use less electricity), and they do. I am running 4 tanks in total. My bill for the last three months has only increased with $86, compared to last year when I did not have tanks or chillers ( Single person household with very stable, predictable power usage, so the comparison is accurate). $86 for 3 months for 2 chillers works out to $14.30 only per month running cost per chiller. The JohnLen chillers are cheaper than regular traditional chillers and I have had no issues at all, very happy with them.

[NoGi]

We should try and plug in one of those watt meters and see what the draw is. Makes it easier then for people to work out running costs based on their local electricity pricing.