Floater 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 I haven't really seen any around. What species of freshwater shrimp are available in NZ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navarre 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 ones you fish out of streams to feed to other fish mysis maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scottie841 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Is the prawn farm in Taupo aloud to sell you live prawns? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floater 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 I'm guessing we don't have any Caridina japonica aka. Amano Shrimp? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antwan 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Nope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aquila 1 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Don't get SamH started at the Amano shrimp again Or do...either way, he was looking into importing them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floater 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Don't get SamH started at the Amano shrimp again Or do...either way, he was looking into importing them. Haha. Maybe I will just have to settle for a bristlenose... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruju 35 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Found an amano shrimp at hollywoods once, but a staff member already bought him :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamH 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Found an amano shrimp at hollywoods once, but a staff member already bought him :roll: Are you sure it wasn't a native? Don't get SamH started at the Amano shrimp again Or do...either way, he was looking into importing them. Too late! Nah, I gave up, not enough money and too complicated. Handed it off to N1CK but still nothing. I haven't really seen any around. What species of freshwater shrimp are available in NZ? Just the natives, best to do a cold water species tank, or maybe with some WCMM. I'm guessing we don't have any Caridina japonica aka. Amano Shrimp? RCS are nicer IMO, but no, none of the tropical shrimp species. It's a shame, but I guess it's all for our ecosystem and what not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ira 59 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 RCS are nicer IMO, but no, none of the tropical shrimp species. It's a shame, but I guess it's all for our ecosystem and what not. They might compete with the trout... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamH 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 They might compete with the trout... :lol: They eat algae and algae wafers. Must be VERY dangerous to our ecosystem. And to stop the outcry, I know the threat they may pose is disease, I'm just having a joke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dixon1990 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Found an amano shrimp at hollywoods once, but a staff member already bought him :roll: I doubt that :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Whip 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 We should tell MAF they eat Didymo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamH 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 We should tell MAF they eat Didymo And foster Kakapo chicks and eat rats? :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruju 35 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Pretty sure it was, it definately wasnt a native, was a tropical shrimp with greyish sorta colour, camped out in the planted tank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamH 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2010 Pretty sure it was, it definately wasnt a native, was a tropical shrimp with greyish sorta colour, camped out in the planted tank. Like this?: Or more like this?: Images from http://www.nzfreshwater.org and http://www.fishpondinfo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heir 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2010 Is the prawn farm in Taupo aloud to sell you live prawns? Well you can catch them with fishing rods... and then they give you a little bucket of icey water to put them in that kills them, so if you took a backpack and bag or a container etc and caught some and killed them to make that look ligit and then put the last one you catch in the container/bag, try and keep it alive, you'd be able to get it home and in a tank. Only catch is some of the shrimp you catch are monsters! One of the ones we caught at New Years was about 30cm long... It's nippers were huge and when I was trying to get it off my friends hook it was not a happy camper and wouldn't let go of my fingers.... Not something I would like in my tank!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruju 35 Report post Posted January 26, 2010 couldnt see the second photo but it was much darker than the first, browny greyish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamH 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 I highly doubt it was an Amano shrimp, perhaps a stressed out native? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruju 35 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 nah, I think imported, not native, but what do i know, im not a shrimp expert lol :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamH 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 nah, I think imported, not native, but what do i know, im not a shrimp expert lol :lol: There is a small chance it could have got through on some moss or something, but them knowing it was an Amano shrimp seems strange. Perhaps next time you're there you could ask them what shrimp we can/have had imported? 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruju 35 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 haha lol, it was a mistaken import, came in with plants by itself, i just guessed it was amano, coz it wasnt colourful, kinda looked like one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamH 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 haha lol, it was a mistaken import, came in with plants by itself, i just guessed it was amano, coz it wasnt colourful, kinda looked like one. Too bad there was only one If it got through then... Don't let N1CK see this thread! He'll start getting ideas! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
