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Had a search on here, no mentioned previously, so I thought I'd post this as it may interest some. Has anyone heard of these before? http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/indeX.aspX?base=1114 They look interesting, I'm aware they're under the threatened species act but I feel a breeding program between hobbyist's could only mean good things for the species? pygmy_mt_shrimp.pdf

This stunner decided to show herself this evening close enough to the front of the tank to get a couple of nice shots. The tank is going great guns with heaps of native shrimp and now some more newly hatched spotted blue eye fry.

Just wanted to send a huge thankyou to Fishmosy for the wonderful prizes he put up on the Spot The Shrimp competition. It was very generous and I was stoked to win. I have posted some pics of the rifles, moss and fern he sent me. The shrimp were all over the native moss as soon as it hit the tank.

Amazing little shrimp! Yes lodo, cold water is the problem in keeping many cool-temperate aquatics and especially those from mountainous areas. I haven't checked these out but i doubt that they have any tolerance to warmer conditions. 15 degrees C is the maximum tolerance of a few Victorian fish species, I imagine highland Tasmanian shrimp would need colder. Having looked at the links now, the species only occurs in the World Heritage area in SW Tas. It would be a serious crime if these were to be collected, and there's basically no chance of the average hobbyist keeping them alive anyway. If a breeding program was ever to occur it would be conducted by a government agency under strict control. There are other species from this ancient family (right, Buck!) in Tasmania and perhaps some of these are not endangered, occur in lowland areas of northern Tasmania and would be suitable for captivity. Great little shrimp anyway John, I had no idea about them until today. Thanks!

wow they look really different to any other shrimp ive seen, they looks almost prehistoric!