My Flower Shrimp (singapore Or Wood Shrimp), He's a cool guy |
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 Oct 18 2005, 12:47 AM
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 Fish Addict  Group: Members Posts: 506 Joined: 14-March 04 From: Bc,Canada Member No.: 4756  |
Just thought i'd share my flower shrimp with you , he costs me a whole 25$ at the LFS but he was worth it, i'm actually wanting to buy another one so he can have a companion.. or she... Basically he just sits undernearth the piece of driftwood all day.. using his little claws to pick out micro organic stuff in the water. He's a fast litle guy..when doing a transfer it took a long time to catch him. Today i got some java moss so i had to pick him off his log.. and he crawled up my arm i was ilke AHHHH hahah..
If you ever get a chance to get one do it.. he's a really good creature. He actually changes colors based on his day and his environment.. the pictures you see are when he's just camo into the wood.. other days he's a bright orange or red. Any questions regarding him i'll gladely answer. wish i could put better pics on but i had to crop these so much !!!
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Oct 18 2005, 04:16 AM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 630 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Scotland Member No.: 15965 |
Interesting
 how big is he? 25$ like 25 bucks like £17? thats abit painful Kev |
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Oct 18 2005, 04:19 AM
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 Freshie goes Salty Group: Members Posts: 3399 Joined: 11-May 05 From: Minneapolis, Minnesota Member No.: 13487 |
Thats alot for a fish...or crustecian...w/e, he's cool!
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Oct 18 2005, 04:30 AM
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 Why am I browsing a fish forum at 2am? Group: Members Posts: 2928 Joined: 28-October 03 From: California Member No.: 2695 |
Youch, they are $4 at Petco here. Anyway, well worth it. I used to have a few but they climbed the filter and escaped
 They were fun while they lasted.
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Oct 18 2005, 04:32 AM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 700 Joined: 30-March 04 From: California, North America Member No.: 5097 |
I love it! I have always wanted shrimp, but I've never had one. Not even a little ghost shrimp
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Oct 18 2005, 06:09 AM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 506 Joined: 14-March 04 From: Bc,Canada Member No.: 4756 |
This guy was well worth it, pretty rare around these parts of Britsh columbia.
He's about... 3 - 4 inches now, pretty much as big as he's goign to get. This guy dosnt climb up near the powerhead which is a good thing, he likes his planted tank  He's a great companion... they are 4$ whre you live that's crazy....... i would buy like 10 lol |
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Oct 18 2005, 07:05 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 630 Joined: 3-August 05 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 15051 |
Awesome shrimp though. I never liked shrimp, but then i saw some of the more colourful ones... god i want them!
They're 5 dollars in Ontario! 
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Oct 18 2005, 11:33 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 506 Joined: 14-March 04 From: Bc,Canada Member No.: 4756 |
I think you guys might be talking about a diff variety of shrimp
like a ... Cherry shrimp or somthing i know those are fairly cheap but what makes these guys unique to make them 25$ each is they have little claws that open up likea fan... and they strain the water... Very unique shrimp... or maybe i just got ripped off |
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Oct 20 2005, 03:10 AM
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 Lider op da pises. Group: Members Posts: 1393 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Manila,Philippines Member No.: 9174 |
as long as its healthy and looks good then its okay
its worth the money IMO and 4-5 inches of shrimp crawling up your arm !!!
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Oct 20 2005, 03:53 AM
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 you don't know JACK FISH Group: Members Posts: 2288 Joined: 30-October 04 From: Montreal, Quebec Member No.: 10098 |
they are cool shrimp
i've seen them around montreal for around 5 to 10$ |
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Oct 20 2005, 09:34 AM
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 James flexton Group: Members Posts: 2602 Joined: 29-June 04 From: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, UK Member No.: 7471 |
i used to have a few of them, make sure you plug all the gaps in your lid (wire holes etc.). as soon as you have a bit of nitrAte build up (can happen) they will try to escape. i lost all of mine and found one in the lounge, one in the bathroom and 2 in the bedroom.
they are quite the adventurers. |
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