easyshrimp Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 New on ths forum - just a few pics of some of my shrimp The pics are taken in my phototank and showing Caridina cantonensis "Aura Blue" and Caridina cf. cantonensis "Red Tüpfel". Uriel RT and Aquarium Creation 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vshrimp Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Hey welcome to the forum Btw they are actually Caridina SerrataSent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Just now, Vshrimp said: Hey welcome to the forum Btw they are actually Caridina Serrata Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Thanks According to studies by Andreas Karge they are cantonensis. But I agree there is some confusion about shrimp names. Especially because of the messy use of common names and old names clinging on to shrimps. Either way they are one of my favourites My current species list: Caridina cantonensis - Tangerine TigerCaridina cantonensis - Aura BlueCaridina cf. cantonensis - Red TüpfelCaridina trifasciata - very variable strain - blue, striped, non-striped etc.Caridina mariae - Blue wildtype with backlineCaridina mariae - Greenish wildtype with backlineCaridina cf. babaulti - StripesCaridina venustaCaridina sp. Nemo BeeCaridina sp. Raccoon TigerParacaridina haivanensis - Princess BeeParacaridina sp. Blue Bee/Schoko Bee Neocaridina davidi - Green JadeNeocaridina davidi - Orange SakuraNeocaridina davidi - Blue DreamNeocaridina davidi - Yellow Fire NeonCaridina mariae - Red TigerCaridina mariae - Red Tiger OECaridina mariae - Deep Blue TigerCaridina mariae - Royal Blue TigerRed Taiwan-tank - Red Blot, Red Wine, Red Ruby, Red Ruby Extreme, Red Shadow MosuraBlack/Blue Taiwan Tank - Blue Bolt, Blue Shadow Mosura, Blue Panda, Kingkong, Kingkong Extreme.Pinto-tank - Red and Black Zebra/MultistripeBackline-tank - Red and Black Skunk/Backline.Steel RedSteel Blue - Michael Nadals Crazy Blue strain Ghost bees - Stev Kolditz' line with "interesting genetics" You can also see my blog: http://easyshrimp.blogspot.dk/ Vshrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Nice Shrimp, and Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Nice collection and nice shrimp rack! I hope we can learn something from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Welcome EasyShrimp! We are glad to have you, looks like you will add a wealth of knowledge with all of your colonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA SHRIMP KID Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I AGREE MUCH CONFUSION ABOUT SHRIMP NAMES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thank you all for the welcome I do some things a bit differently and some things might be different from here in EU to USA and so on. We can all learn from each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 very true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 That is a good collection! Some species I haven't even seen in the USSent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 8 hours ago, OblongShrimp said: That is a good collection! Some species I haven't even seen in the US Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk I am lucky to live in the EU where Germany is a hot spot for imports of new species ☺ ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Welcome to TSS! Nice collection of shrimp! Can't wait to see some of these species make their way to the states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks again It seems generally German is first after SE Asia when it comes to new shrimp. Except those stardusts. There are very few of those in EU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pucksr Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'm interested about the c. Serrata discussion. If c. Serrata has really been found to simply be a false species, I would love to read an article.Easyshrimp, do you have a link?Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 6 hours ago, pucksr said: I'm interested about the c. Serrata discussion. If c. Serrata has really been found to simply be a false species, I would love to read an article. Easyshrimp, do you have a link? Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Caridina serrata is not a false species, just misidentified in the hobby, just as it is the case with all the Caridina "breviata" that is in fact other species as C. venusta and so on. In the Facebook-group "shrimp description" Andreas has put some of his findings. His website http://www.deichwall19.selfhost.eu:8080/MyWeb/caridea/index.html needs a serious update but if you can read German it contains a lot of info. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pucksr Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 15 hours ago, easyshrimp said: Caridina serrata is not a false species, just misidentified in the hobby, just as it is the case with all the Caridina "breviata" that is in fact other species as C. venusta and so on. My German is non-existent, which is awful. I originally thought you were trying to say that C. Serrata was a falsely created species. I understand your statement now. Andreas has observed many Tupfel shrimp(I believe this is the common german term for this group), and they all appear to be C. Cantonensis. They do not show the morphological traits of C. Serrata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yes, there are loads of different "tüpfel" shrimp. I have kept a few different ones and most are robust and fast breeding. I also had some that was supposed to be real serrata. Very slow breeders and small broods. Slimmer looking than most of the tüpfels. If they actually were the real thing I don't know for shure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pucksr Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 8 hours ago, easyshrimp said: Yes, there are loads of different "tüpfel" shrimp. I have kept a few different ones and most are robust and fast breeding. I also had some that was supposed to be real serrata. Very slow breeders and small broods. Slimmer looking than most of the tüpfels. If they actually were the real thing I don't know for shure. So, you have a great blog. I am very interested in shrimp genetics. I am curious about your opinion. It would seem that there are a few "sub-species" of C. cantonensis. You refer to the Aura Blue as a wild-type. Is the current argument that "Tangerine Tiger", "Tiger Shrimp", "Aura Blue", and "Red tüpfel" shrimp are all wild-types? I was under the impression that Aura Blue and Red tüpfel were domestic strains. However, if they were wild-type it would make sense. It seems that they all seem to have VERY different tolerance for water parameters. My reading has indicated that Aura Blue is a soft water shrimp like Bee Shrimp while Tangerine and Reds are a hard water shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I will dig out some photos of the types I have had. Aura blue and tangerine tiger are both very prolific and hardy. Tolerates a wide range of parameters between pH 5.5-7.5 and 200-500 microsiemens/cm. Both are found wild. Red Tüpfel are more a soft water type and a slow breeder. Real tiger shrimp (Caridina mariae) also tolerates a wide range although from some locations they prefer soft water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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