Palaemonetes kadiakensis

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:46 am

Hi,

Mustafa, recently i went to my wal-mart and saw some ghost shrimp. But guess what. There were some strange looking ghosts with no red whatsoever and white spots

. At first I thought they were going to die but they weren't milky white. Are they p. kadiakensis? Can you post a pic of yours so i can compare it to mine? Thanks.

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:54 am

Google offers

http://www.nativefish.org/Gallery/other ... kensis.htm

http://chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/ ... hrimp.html

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:34 am

That looks exactly like my shrimp. But if its so rare, how did they get them? Should i buy and breed some? Maybe i can introduce them to the hobby.

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:28 pm

I think they are common in Mississippi and Louisiana.

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:30 pm

I have family in both states. They both have weed choked streams near there houses. I will search for them next time i visit.

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:39 pm

You might want to sent Mustafa a pm. He is looking for females.

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:44 pm

I will try and breed them. I will offer some when i get a sufficient supply. When i do get enough, you want some Bradimus?

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:42 pm

Sure. Thanks.

Post by **Mustafa** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 9:38 pm

Yes, try to breed them. They usually have more eggs than P. paludosus and their larvae are smaller and go through more larval stages before they turn into Postlarvae (mini-shrimp). They are usually not offered in Petstores, but I guess they do offer them once in a while. In what state are you? Maybe Walmart obtained them locally.

Mustafa

theshrimp_123 · Post by **theshrimp_123** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:23 pm