Mum and dad maybe?

[daimen]

I think this is mum and dad but who knows with pemiscuous shrimp

[2OFUS]

If they are wild caught who knows who the dad is

I'm not 100% sure these can breed in captivity

[daimen]

They are from NT I think dave at aquagreen breeds them.

[Dave]

If you got them from Dave (me) they are a pair of Northwest River Prawns, Macrobrachium bullatum whose great grandparents were caught in the Howard River near my home at Howard Springs.  They are able to breed and grow in completely fresh water.  The Howard River is good water that grows lovely water plants.  

 

Howard River

Survey Date / Time: 25-Sep-2005 15:50:00    

Water Temp ©: 31

Air Temp ©: 30

Water Flow (m/s): SLOW

Water Depth (m): 2

pH: 7.5

Turbidity: CLEAR

Total Hardness (ppm): 100 ppm

Carbonate Hardness / Alkalinity (ppm): 150 ppm

Conductivity (mS/cm):   not measured

Disolved Oxygen:  not measured
 

Data collected by me and repeated from the ANGFA Database - http://db.angfa.org.au/survey_details.php?survey_id=142

 

Cheers

Dave

Edited May 3, 2014 by Dave

[Squiggle]

Fantastic info Dave, well done!

[daimen]

Awesome thanks Dave. I'm still waiting for the babies. It should be any day now

[daimen]

Update. I have hundreds and hundreds of these little babies. I have 2 mums who are both berried again. Looks like I'm going to move some to the pond.

[Squiggle]

That's fantastic news dude, but as we say here on the forum "pics or it didn't happen!" Hahaha.

[inverted]

Very cool.... best line "If you got them from Dave(me)"

I'm intrigued by aussie natives . I would love to breed a mutation.

[daimen]

Here are some pics. This is one of my big males.

Edited June 24, 2014 by daimen

[daimen]

I have hundreds of these little guys if you can see it

[fishmosy]

Thats so good, well done. Guess you'll have to start separating them out soon as they may start cannibalising each other

[andy-Eco-tank]

Thats so good, well done. Guess you'll have to start separating them out soon as they may start cannibalising each other

Is that for real cannibalising each other?

How many red cherry shrimp in a 4ft tank can I have before that starts to happen?

[fishmosy]

Is that for real cannibalising each other?

How many red cherry shrimp in a 4ft tank can I have before that starts to happen?

Cherry shrimp wont cannibalise each other (except where one is dead already). However when macros are kept in high densities they tend to fight and sometimes the loser will get eaten. Having hundreds of baby macros in a tank (even a 4ft) is probably going to be too dense as they begin to grow and mature (and start fighting for territory).

[daimen]

Yeah my plan is to move them over to my pond. Or sell/give away most of them

[inverted]

Remember these guys have claws?

[daimen]

Yeah they have long claws but it's mostly the males.

[inverted]

Lifes a bi#$h and then you eat one????