Indian Zebra Shrimp

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:26 am

just a dumb question
did those Indian Zebra shrimp have a name ?
or it is sp "indian zebra shrimp" ?
thanks

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:15 am

I have done a search and I could only find Indian Zebra Shrimp for the name and some list it Neocaridina sp. while other list it as Caridina sp.

RCSGuy · Post by **RCSGuy** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:29 pm

JK wrote:
Neonshrimp wrote:
Hi Neonshrimp,

Can you see the pic now?
Yes, it looks great thanks . Did you do something different?
No not really, just did the link again, but this time using the img button rather than doing it by hand. It seemed to work fine both ways to me using the preview button.

Yeah, I could see it before as well.

Post by **Mustafa** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:40 am

This shrimp is a Caridina sp. but nobody has an idea what exactly it is. We'll have to wait on that one until modern genetic analysis clears things up. The "indian zebra" name comes from me originally. The NY times did an article on me and my shrimp about two years ago and I mentioned the "indian zebra shrimp" as one of the species I am breeding (until disaster struck my "shrimp room" a year and a half later).

The shrimp is usually imported as "zebra shrimp" from india, but many shrimp are imported as "zebra shrimp" including some shrimp from Hong Kong. So I decided to call this shrimp "indian zebra shrimp" to distinguish it from all the other shrimp imported as "zebra shrimp." (see "Chinese zebra shrimp" in the shrimp varieties section).

Hope this clears up some name issues.

Other than that...keep the colonies going and spread the shrimp in the hobby! Who knows how much longer it will be around in nature with all the catching and habitat destruction going on. I'll start another colony of these guys once I am in San Diego, but for now this project is on hold.

And yes, they do breed quickly once conditions are right.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:45 am

The shrimp is usually imported as "zebra shrimp" from india, but many shrimp are imported as "zebra shrimp" including some shrimp from Hong Kong. So I decided to call this shrimp "indian zebra shrimp" to distinguish it from all the other shrimp imported as "zebra shrimp." (see "Chinese zebra shrimp" in the shrimp varieties section).

Hope this clears up some name issues.

Yes it does, thanks

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:42 pm

Just a few updated pictures.

The pictures have not been altered, this her real color.
The pictures do not show the true color very well, She is a Dark Rusty Red

The young of this tank show the Black Stripes at a very young age.

I have another tank with a different shippment of Zebras that have a wider color variations. The Females range from Clear/Black Stripes , Clear/Greenish Stripes.

John

sunmiztres · Post by **sunmiztres** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:19 pm

Beautiful shrimp NewJohn

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:42 pm

sunmiztres

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

These are a favorite of mine.

John

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:04 pm

They look great Newjohn, thanks again for the updated pictures

michiganmale248 · Post by **michiganmale248** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:15 pm

Nice shrimp Newjohn

Are you still keeping these in with the crayfish?

I have been thinking about getting some but curious how well they get along with the orange dwarf crayfish.

Thanks

Paul L

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:11 am

Hi Paul

They are still in with the Orange Dwarfs. I have not had any problems with the 2 being together.

I have more problems with my RCS and Cajuns. I have a few snipped tails on the RCS.

John

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:07 am

I guess the zebra shrimp know how to watch out for the crays or the crays leave them alone

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:00 pm

I keep Shrimp in both tanks that also house C.patzuarensis Orange.
I have never seen any agression towards the Shrimp. When the Crays come to feed the Shrimp are smart enough to move out of the way.

John

RCSGuy · Post by **RCSGuy** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:13 pm

Wow they look very nice. The one in the first picture looks like a striped RCS

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:16 pm

The first 3 photos are all of the same Female. The other Female is not are are as the one pictured.
I just hope that the offspring keep the Red coloration.