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[number6]

Shawna, I think I located the one I was thinking of... Japanese Freshwater Prawn...
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=220

I notice Cory lover also found that site thansk Corylover...
the Macrobrachium family make up the fresh water prawns and are not considered to be safe for community tanks. They should be treated like Crayfish.
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[Shawna in CA]

Thanks, Corylover. Yes. Some of those I'd already visited, but not that German one that had all the lists upon lists.

After going through the pics over there, it seems these shrimp MIGHT be Macrobrachium guatemala. I don't know if there are any other names for them, or if the German site messed up the "guatemala" part or not, but I'm not having much luck finding information about them. LOL!

Anyway, at least there is kind of a jumping off point now. Thank you very much for the links! I'm so relieved, you know? At least there's a key now. Thanks again.
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[AlleyCat]

Shawna,
Awesome pics !! And finally when the kids say let's add a shrimp to the tank, we can say .. FORGET IT !! Only Shrimp we're buying is for the
Bar-B !!

A.C.

P.S. I've seen those shrimp for sale in a few shops! Never checked for their trade name, but I will next time!

[Raul-7]

Out of courisity, how did the shrimp manage to catch the Tiger Barb??! Tiger Barbs are really active and fast...so did u c him catch him? or did u find him in the shrimp's mouth right away!?


PS. Great Pics (very clear and great focus )

[Froggity]

Found a pic that looks something like your shrimp/prawn type thing! It's the fifth picture down on the page and the shrimp's on a red and green plant next to a snail and is called a Yamatos shrimp..... heres the link... http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/?&op=showcase&category=0&vol=1&id=55

[Shawna in CA]

[nonamethefish]

Lookd to be some kind of long arm shrimp(macrobrachium sp.)

What do you plan to do with the lil critter?

[Shawna in CA]

There are 7 little critters. LOL! I just emailed a biology teacher at my school to see if he/she (never met the person, just going on first initial + last name) wants them to study in the animal bio class. If I can catch them, then that's what I'll do w/ them. I don't want them. Not at all.
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[Weregourami]

I say add a large Jaguar Cichlid for alittle payback!

[Raul-7]

I'd say just dehydrate them, or make them "feeders", or just sell them bak to the LFS!?