11 inch Shrimp

[Edan]

Hi, I just bought this rather large australian freshwater shrimp.. She is 11 inches long with some orange dots on her back. Any ideas what type she is??

http://www.mannox.songsfrom.us/fish.jpg

this is her, not a great pic.. but eh may help, sure someone knows about them.. i feed her small fish every 3 days and pellets inbetween.. shes 2 years old and grows up too 18 inches and lives for around 25 years...water is around 26 degrees... umm she is really aggressive and has the whole 220 litre tank to herself

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Is it like this mountain or rock shrimp?

http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Shrimp/paratya_compressa.gif

 

[Edan]

no its not.. it has thin blue claws and a darkish green body.. i have a picture if only i new how to show it on here

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Click on the reply, then enter your message, and below it where it says filename, click Browse, and select the image file. It will upload and display for you, as long as the image isn't too big.

 

[Edan]

yeah i posted a pic of her up on a weblink at the top of the forum..

 

[Fluff]

Sounds like a prawn, perhaps Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Or at least a Macrobrachium species. There is a pic of one at this link. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21803/20010913/members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/Shrimp.htm
Toward the bottom of the page you'll find a pic of a rosenbergii and can see, though just barely, the orange spots. HTH

 

[Veneer]

It is definitely a Macrobrachium rosenbergii, and a nice specimen, at that.

 

[Edan]

has anyone keeping them?? or kept one of these things? any advice?

 

[Rocket2001]

Try this website..it seems very infomative: http://www.miami-aquaculture.com/sm scale macrobra.htm