zuri08 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/fish/fish/tropical-fish/auction-483366244.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 surely that cant be legal :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 http://www.rotoruanz.com/experiences/huka-prawn-park If you can farm then then why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 so why doesnt anyone else keep them in tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I would expect them to eat the fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 so these arent unwanted organisms then?I wonder what full size would be and there social status as in if they need to be in groups?would be cool but creepy to have a few of them in a big tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 males to 32cm body length with up to 45cm long claws, Giant river prawns live in turbid freshwater, but their larval stages require brackish water to survive. Males can reach a body size of 32 cm; females grow to 25 cm. In mating, the male deposits spermatophores on the underside of the female's thorax, between the walking legs. The female then extrudes eggs, which pass through the spermatophores. The female carries the fertilized eggs with her until they hatch; the time may vary, but is generally less than three weeks. A large female may lay up to 100,000 eggs. From these eggs hatch zoeae, the first larval stage of crustaceans. They go through several larval stages before metamorphosing into postlarvae, at which stage they are about 8 mm long and have all the characteristics of adults. This metamorphosis usually takes place about 32 to 35 days after hatching. These postlarvae then migrate back into freshwater. "There are three different morphotypes of males. The first stage is called "small male" (SM); this smallest stage has short, nearly translucent claws. If conditions allow, small males grow and metamorphose into "orange claw" (OC) males, which have large orange claws on their second chelipeds, which may have a length of 0.8 to 1.4 times their body size. OC males later may transform into the third and final stage, the "blue claw" (BC) males. These have blue claws, and their second chelipeds may become twice as long as their body.[3] Male M. rosenbergii prawns have a strict hierarchy: the territorial BC males dominate the OCs, which in turn dominate the SMs. The presence of BC males inhibits the growth of SMs and delays the metamorphosis of OCs into BCs; an OC will keep growing until it is larger than the largest BC male in its neighbourhood before transforming. All three male stages are sexually active, though, and females which have undergone their premating molt will cooperate with any male to reproduce. BC males protect the females until their shells have hardened; OCs and SMs show no such behavior." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dachende Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.p ... cbb1a& Found this thread on legacy forums of all places - see how massive it is at the end. They will definitely eat your fish lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 after watching that video i definetly dont want one they are freaky as.but would be cool to see some in a display tank with fast schooling fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 It looks very similar to the ones I caught at the prawn farm in taupo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 My understanding is that they are supposed to be dead when you buy them. I would think someone has done a bit of a shafter and may well get a visit from the egg heads upstairs. Free meals and a holiday at her majesty's pleasure---what is wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackp Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 My understanding is that they are supposed to be dead when you buy them. I would think someone has done a bit of a shafter and may well get a visit from the egg heads upstairs. Free meals and a holiday at her majesty's pleasure---what is wrong with that. It's the holiday romance that you want to watch out for :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 haha nice one :slfg: You not into that sort of romance jack? :sml1: :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 that would be a pretty awesome sight a prawn that big can you imagine certain lfs selling juviniles " yes that will be fine with your neon tetras nek minnit :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Yeah you catch them at the prawn park near Taupo, then you are supposed to get them cooked for you but tbh I would prefer to chuck it in a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 I've caught them before very good tasting, but I wasn't allowed to bring them home for my tank mum didn't want them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 This guy musta known someone there or took it with out their knowledge. I know for a fact that they rae not supposed to leave alive, largely cos i have tried to source LIVE prawns for my arowana, smaller ones than that but i called this prawn farm in taupo and they sid that MAF requires them to have the prawn dead before any leave their premise. but cool pet though! wonder how long they live for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 If you catch them yourself, you have a high chance of getting a female with eggs. From my understanding of it, they're not the easiest to hatch and raise. The farm selects a few out of the hundreds to raise, and the rest are left to be caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Definately illegal... Summer holiday for somebody, I'm sure... Forget overseas travel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 see it just sold for $41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 One way to meet Mr Plod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 One way to meet Mr Plod least I hope so... Given the amount of environmentalists and bio-security awareness that is thrown around NZ, you really would expect people to know better... :dunno: maybe it just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 suprised it even got that far into the auction without it being shut down.whats the most likely scenario to happen to the seller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 well, if MPI (formerly MAF) found the auction before close, they would request membership details from T.Me, then go for a visit, probably remove the specimen, and, if they feel the need, "sanitise" any tanks or equipment that may have held or cross-contaminated with the holding tank for the specimen... And then there would be the legal repercussions and quite a few questions as to how they got hold of one (LIVE!) to begin with... May well be that they will be waiting to see where it going, as the buyer might also be in for a slap up-side the head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I have had the dreaded visit from the boys and girls after buying a plant on trademe being sold by an ex member on here. He got the repercussions but the plant had died by the time they got here and the bus ticket didn't even get wet. The buyer would claim innocence but the seller would get the please explain (as would the place it originally came from).The buyer would best not get smart or they might decide to sterilize everything that had had even got close to the prawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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