are brine shrimp saltwater creatures?
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Retuks;3009211; said:
I collect my starters locally. You're in Hawaii, right? I don't know if there are any freshwater species there. You can order them from various places as well; Sach's has a couple of species.
http://www.aquaculturestore.com/fwinverts.html
Noto;3010857; said:
there are plenty of native shrimp here like opai in our freshwater streams and waterfalls but they don't bunch together in a way that one swoop of the net can catch enough. their so fast too, itd be tedious to catch 50 opai or crayfish one by one
Retuks;3012654; said:there are plenty of native shrimp here like opai in our freshwater streams and waterfalls but they don't bunch together in a way that one swoop of the net can catch enough. their so fast too, itd be tedious to catch 50 opai or crayfish one by one
My understanding is that the stream-dwelling 'opae need saltwater to complete their life cycles, much like the river shrimp here in my part of the country. This would make them a bit tricky to raise. However, the 'opae'ula (Halocaridina rubra), a tidepool shrimp similar in size to scuds, might be a better candidate for raising as feeders. I have no experience with this species, but I believe they are euryhaline (can be raised at any salinity from full seawater to full freshwater).
Then most people must not have heard the term "briney deep" or watched any pirate movie ever made.Retuks;3009292; said:
No, they're algae-eating shrimp that are functionally (as scrapers and grazers) more like scuds than bamboo shrimp. They don't strain particles out of flowing water.that one guy;3067554; said:erm the 'opae'ula is a algea eating shrimp similar to a bamboo or filter shrimp.
You may be confusing it with Atyoidea bisculata.
sorry bye the time i relized my mistake it was too late for me to add this: i meant similar to amano shrimp, (witch usually scrape surfaces of whatever their on).Veneer;3068862; said:
