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Paul Minett

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More of our cool Macrobrachium these guys are cool and have settled in nicely.

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They are cool they breed like crazy as well. Mine used to get a really strong burgundy.

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sounds cool cant wait to see that colour in them. I have only had them a couple of weeks so hopefully they are happy and breed soon any tips for looking after them etc?

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No tips they just look after themselves. I had mine in a planted tank with some wood and stuff. If you have excess snails throw them in there they will love you for it. I used to feed mine blood worms brine shrimp algae wafers they will eat anything.

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There is a picture of my female a little while ago
http://www.skfaquatics.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6336-I'm-going-to-be-a-prawn-star-daddy.

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nice she looks cool I split off a male and 2 girls hopefully they get busy soon

 

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Shouldnt take long. They are pretty aggressive and need a fair bit of space. Hopefully you have them in a larger tank

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They should have enough space they have plenty of caves and placesto separate so far they are less aggressive than the australinese 

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