Caridina gracilirostris is one of the more bizarre looking algae eating shrimp
species. It has a very long rostrum, which looks almost like a "nose" or "rhino
horn" which gave this shrimp several of its many common names. Healthy specimen
of this shrimp are fully see through and show no coloration on their bodies.
They are "glass shrimp" in a true sense. However, sick specimen turn noticeably
milky and stop developing eggs. These shrimp are doomed to die. Such
shrimp can live like that for quite a while but their days are counted. So, only
buy shrimp that do not show the milky white coloration no matter how much
dealers "guarantee" you that the shrimp is "ok."
There are several other Caridina species that have an elongated rostrum. These
shrimp are also indiscriminately sold as "Red Nose" shrimp although some of them
can get twice as large as C. gracilirostris. All the specimen available in the
market at this point are from the wild. It should be our goal to attempt to
reproduce shrimp such as C. gracilirostris, whose larvae require saltwater to
survive. The wild populations are not going to be around forever, especially
considering how many of these shrimp are harvested each year.
Fakat gdje si ih nabavio-ja sam uvjek za egzotiku(nije mi se dalo prevodit ono gore )
Tema: Caridina gracilirostris (Posjeta: 1931 vremena)