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Re: Strange C. japonica, isn't!



Hi Jeff,

> From: jvaline at jps_net
> Subject: Strange C. japonica, isn't!

> A while back I posted about a couple of shrimp sold to me as "Algae Eating Shrimp"
> that did not seem to match the C. japonica description.  They recently molted,
> and I'm now fairly sure they are Wood/Singapore Shrimp (Atyopsis sp.)  Mine
> are not as dark as this-> http://members.tripod.com/~SubmarinR/images/shrimp/brine.jpg
> but they look alot closer to that than a C. japonica.
Saw the image and C. japonica there're NOT.  I've a couple of these in
my tank and mostly hang out at the outlet tube, filtering particles with
their highly modified pincers... actually they look like spread out dish
antennas.

> Mine are not as brown
> as that picture, but they got alot darker after the molt, and they have that
> large stripe that starts at the nose and goes down the back, and a stripe around
> the edge of the tail fin.
Yup they are the Wood/Singapore Shrimp and are usually orangey after
molting but soon after, the woody grain look returns.

> Does anyone have any more information on them?  The shrimp site at Joe's Aquatic
> Lounge says they will eat algae, and they appear to be scavenging just like
> the other C. japonica in the tank.  They don't come out in the open very often
> like the C. japonica though.
Not much info is available for this species but mine doesn't eat algae
and are happiest near the water flow.  From my observation, they don't
swim very well but they don't harass small tetras either.

> Should I return them, or keep them?  BTW, these were mixed in with the C. japonica,
> and the LFS said they were all the same.
These are very interesting characters in the tank and have a unique
eating behavior.  Personally, I'd keep them.  Besides when were LFS 100%
correct ;-)

Cheers,
Ronnie