Zebra shrimp in the wild Video

[northboy]

Hi All

It took me a while to find it again but here is one of the videos I took of Zebra shrimp in the wilds, it was taken in Tully gorge about a year or so ago, there is better video but on this computer it is taking to long to convert them. There is also one of C. longirostris on my youtube link. I will get around to uploading more on day.

http://youtu.be/S5xVC1sKNWY

I hope it works Bob

[Ziek]

Unreal bob, I really like all the vids you've posted on youtube. Would love to be able to check out some of those creeks that haven't been destroyed by people and pollution

[Baccus]

Too beautiful, I am guessing the film was taken above a waterfall since the shrimp didn't seem faised by having you as compnany in the water.

[jacet]

That is awesome... It is amazing to see these guys in the wild ... Thanks for sharing

[northboy]

Yep above a water fall, they only are in numbers where there is few predators.

The creeks up here are special, but the longirostris vid was taken in Suburbia

Bob

[zacsbee89]

So being a nth Qld native they should go well in the heat? Or are the rivers in Tully cold from the 24/7 rain lol. I'd love to get my hands on some! Great video!

[BlueBolts]

Thanks for sharing Bob, really nice to shrimps in their natural habitat..

[fishmosy]

Great video Bob, do you know what the algae/moss/the green stuff is on the rocks?

[Jess]

Thanks for posting, Bob! I've never seen film of shrimp in the wild so that's pretty exciting

[sajica]

I can't wait to finally get my zebras :) They look fantastic in the wild don't they? Do they live sympatric with any other shrimp species in their range?

[northboy]

No other Caridina shrimp with these guys, all other species you will find a few types together up here, not Zebs the main reason is they only occur above some sort of barrier usually a water fall.

There is a few Macrobrachium lar with them in some places, remember I only go to the low land populations, I do believe C zebra and C. confusa will live together in some places on the upper Barron river.

You guys should make it a bucket list to come up and see some of these things in the wild, The low land Zebs you have to push the little buggers out of the way and where they are they are thick up to 40 pr square 30cm

Bob

[fish4fish3]

loved the film... I too am interested in the moss / vegetation on the rocks... sort of looked like a java moss but not.

[mr_c265]

Bob thats amazing! Very very cool video and the shrimp look incredible too!

[Gbang]

absolutely breathtaking bob!!! they seem so cool and calm!!!

[Kaichaina]

Woah! Nice ones... looks better than CBS imo!

[BlueBolts]

LOL, everytime I see the video, I want to set a tank up specifically for them. Bob, can you post their requeired WP again...I think you did before ? Also has anyone had success breeding them in captivity ?

[Daydream]

Hey bob nice vid .Thaught you were someone i knew a long time ago and when i saw the credits it was confirmed.Glad to see you into shrimps as well I/ve even got petr lawson into the shrimp as well.Been such a long time since the good old days at the GCAS its just about gone now.We are down to about 10 -12 people per meet a far cry from 60-70 of times past.

[megaebiedk911]

I've never seen these guys before. They almost look like some kind of rili cbs. Interested to hear what their water parameters are.

[northboy]

Water conditions for them are, Gh and KH under 4 german, temp if it is kept under 26ish they are fine, I have nearly finished my thermal tolerance write up, They seam to be prone to the bugs and germs carried by the OS shrimp we keep, they need good clean water, as in no Ammonia, NO2, NO3 and Phosphates, PH any reasonable ranges are fine. There is a Zeb shrimp article in the Library I did, they also do better if kept with some sort of leaves whether it be Mulberry, IAL what ever.

Daydream first name? its been a few years since I lived down south and I am loving it up here, no rest for the wicked?

Bob

[Squiggle]

They are such a cool looking shrimp, I would love to set up a tank especially for them

[Daydream]

Jeff was with gcas. Pete lawson and myself were doing cories apistos and peps.You were getting ready to move north for the water.So much has changed down here its not funny only 2-3 good aquariums and gcas doesnt even meet anymore.I remembe how much help you were as the list of fish you had then was amazing.Think you were the only person I knew with croacking cats.

[northboy]

On the Ball now, howdy.

Sad to hear about the clubs, seams to be happening every where now days.

Since the move North things and my focus have changed big time, because there is so much exploration to be done and new species to find I am into ODD BALL and off the wall Natives, Shrimp, Snails, Crabs and my fav Fresh water Morays. When the Fish house is built I will get back into some Cichlids and Cats for sure. My Crockers went to a guy who breed them and they were every where for a while.

You should come for a visit some time!!

Do you still have Auctions on the Coast, I do miss the Auctioning days it was fun.

Bob

[Daydream]

One or two a year Steve bains comes down to auction sometimes as well as bill smith.Still see gary parker george and sandy sometimes.Have watched petes kids grow and move on.Now he is known as uncle pete as mine are 13 11 and 4.Briebane has 4 or 5 and cabulture has2 or three.At the brissy ones I catcch up with jodie and tod when he can make it.Have become freinds with guther smider and rod pulveredi and done some collectin of some native gobbys

[JonX]

Native Australian Bee Shrimp. Has anyone kept these?

=)

[Jay95]

Definetly want some of these guys pne day, are they forbiddenly expensive?