Is this Caridina simoni simoni?

Jackie · Post by **Jackie** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:34 am

Not a great pic

http://www.jackie.webpark.pl/simoni.jpg

Polypterus · Post by **Polypterus** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:54 am

Hi !
looks like Caridina simoni simoni to compary pictures here : http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?acti ... &artNo=163
And mine look that way too - and breed great

Florian

Post by **Mustafa** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:42 pm

It probably isn't Caridina simoni simoni. Lately, many similar and related shrimp have been imported to Europe from Indonesia/Malaysia/Singapore. It might be Caridina brachydactyla, which is depicted here:

http://www.crusta10.de/galerie/pictures ... la%201.jpg

Caridina simoni from has never been commercially exported as far as I know. The specimen that float around in Germany and Europe are offspring of animals brought back by private individuals.

Mustafa