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Hi All

My name is Bob and I am from beautiful Cairns, Australia's native shrimp capital. Some of you I will know from other forums.

I have been quite for a while, but am moving house soon and will build a new fish room AT LAST and will go back into Shrimp and fish breeding programs again.

Talk soon Bob

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Good too see more nth qld people joining welcome and enjoy your time here can't wait to see pics and hear about your knowledge

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Hi Guys and thanks for the welcome.

I am lucky to have 10 documented species in my area and more new ones on the way and then there is fresh water crabs.

I use to live in Brisbane and 1 species pr ck was the norm, up here there can be 4 species in the one creek WOW.

Bob

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I might have to catch some shrimp from mackays creeks and send you some samples I've caught some natives from sales spot and I can cleary see at least 2 different types of glass/ native shrimp

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Dr Tim Page is the man to do the genetic ID, don't know where Tim is working at the moment and the Museum at South Bank can also do some ID, Dr Peter Davies is the contact there, if he did not get the ax in the KRAP that just happened.

Most likely you will have Caridina longirostris and C. indistincta, there should be Riffle shrimp in the foot hills to the west of you and maybe the foot hills on the coast.

Bob

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Thanks for that info bob ill have to look more into getting someone to identify them so I can share them round with the rest of oz And ill definatly see if I can catch some riffle one day

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Hi Bob, welcome to SKF, looking forward to seeing the different shrimp from up north.

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Hey Bob. I'm sure you remember me. :D

Those zebras you sent were great but unfortunately something changed in my tank and they disappeared. I've since redone the tank and now restocking slowly. Have you tried to breed them?

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Hi Nogi,

How are you?

I have breed them in the past and was working on all white and all black ones, lost them moving house, how ever I will kick off again when we buy a house shortly and I will work on the new species as well as some others.

Bob

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Hi Bob, welcome to SKF :D

Wow, it sounds like you really know your stuff! It must be really great living so close to all those native shrimp.

I'd really love to see some photos when you move house and get your new fish room all set up ;)

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welcome to SKF Bob, would be great to see the zebra's gain momentum with private breeding!

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Hi Foxy TA for the welcome.

I really don't know why people loose them, I have some in the garage that are so neglected and they are breeding! The only thing I do is keep up the water changes 1/3 once a week and keep some leaves in with them.... I feed them a bit of flake when I remember.

Bob

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