Hi There! I was wondering if there were any freshwater shrimp availble in New Zealand? such as Amano shrimp and cherry shrimp.....

hi and welcome,

try Trade Me. theres offten some on there

There's glass shrimp which are usually just something someone caught from a local stream. That's it, no other shrimps.

Hi Visionspring,

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Thanks,

Bill.

yep there are shrimp that you can catch in streams... went shrimping last weekend and got heaps

but once again..WHERE ARE YOU?

yep there are shrimp that you can catch in streams... went shrimping last weekend and got heaps

How do you go about catching them? I'd love to get a few as well! Is it easy? :bounce:

Go out when it's dark with a torch and a big fish net. Catch stuff when you see eye-glow. Some will be eels, some will be fish and some will be shrimp. You'll soon figure out what is what and where the good spots are in your area.

Cool! Thanks for the hint...

Sounds easy enough - I think I'll give it a pop :bounce: :bounce:

any good spots anyone knows around auckland to get driftwood, rocks and shrimp?

I have found that day time is also quite effective for catching shrimp, however, im not sure about night time, is there more at night BlueandKim? there's tonnes of these little guys around sitting on the rocks.

They're out day and night. Easiest to spot them at night with a torch.

are we talking fresh water or saltwater locations?

I got mine during the day in a freshwater stream.

Don't need a torch to see them either.. just a good wide net so you can catch em... fast little buggers.