TM Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 check this out http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/0004-3 ... 440372.htm :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Could be ghost shrimp... so they call it. Got sucked in to this one once!!! Paid $30 for local shrimp....... dah.. sucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostface Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 "They will also eat meat off the bone, so if you have chops or chicken drumsticks that is also good food once you have eaten them to throw the leftover bones in. Bacon is a bit oily yes but it can be mostly rinsed off. " :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 yeah from what he says its just "Paratya curvirostris" the ones u can get in the local streams as he supposedly breed them and raise them up in full strength sea water first. Ghost shrimps [Thalassinidea] is totally fresh water. also in the Q&A he said they range from 20 to 25mm so all he has is males? the sex is determined by their age and size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBM Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 I've caught and kept these shrimps in a tropical freshwater tank but as they are small/delicate get killed within a few weeks by anything bigger than a guppy. Only ever survived long term in a guppy/neon/danio tank. research from google says Paratya curvirostris exist on pacific rim lands formed from the break up of Gondwana. they basically have the same life cycle as white bait hence why you'll find them on coastal streams. Doc may not be happy them been sold on trademe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludakris Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 i have used thes as live food for my cichlids they love them but stoped as was worried about introducing other unwanted parasites just used to go out at nite to a local stream by the beach with a net theres thousands hangin out in the weed :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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