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Re: Clam Shrimp
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From: R. Scott Page <rs_page at owt_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: 26 May 1999 19:58
Subject: Clam Shrimp
> Anyone have any experience with clam shrimp?
>
> My students have found a local lake loaded with these critters. At first
we
> thought they were HUGE daphnia, but closer examination proved otherwise.
> They are eagerly eaten by our SJO, BIV, cichlids, bettas, and gourami's.
> The smaller killies such as A. oeseri and A. volcanum cannot eat them as
> they are very very large. Most are 6 - 8 mm long and about 4mm wide.
> Wonder how they would taste deep fried?
>
> Question: Can they be cultivated? How? (they don't appear to filter feed)
>
> Are there any potential problems with them? (other than choking)
>
> We have about 10 buckets of them now, with about 2cm layer on the bottom
and
> many cruising through the water. They are bringing them in faster than I
can
> feed them to our fish (but I'm not complaining!!).
>
> R. Scott Page
> Hanford High Aquatic Biology
> http://www.rsd.edu/schools/hanfordhigh/aquatic/
>
>
>
> Not sure what Clam Shrimp are but I keep Cypris which might fit that
description. I keep mine in small (2 gallon) buckets in the garden
throughout the year. I put in potato peelings & banana skins which they
attach themselves to so I suppose they feed from them. When young they are
accepted by my fish but adults are a bit tough. The un-eaten adults must
help clean up the tank.