Hey guys!
I do a good bit of reading online, and I found a text file hidden away on this web page with a list of many of the crustaceans we keep. It seems like this could be a helpful tool, so I figured I would post it here.
Again, I did not compile this.
If you'd like me to add something or change something, or you just really like it, say so!
Thanks,
Mark
Shrimp:
I do a good bit of reading online, and I found a text file hidden away on this web page with a list of many of the crustaceans we keep. It seems like this could be a helpful tool, so I figured I would post it here.
Again, I did not compile this.
If you'd like me to add something or change something, or you just really like it, say so!
Thanks,
Mark
Shrimp:
- ''Atyaephyra desmaresti'', Iberian/European dwarf shrimp
- ''Atyoida pilipes'' Green lace shrimp
- ''Atyopsis moluccensis'', Bamboo Shrimp
- ''Caridina babaulti|Caridina cf. babaulti var. green'', green shrimp
- ''Caridina babaulti|Caridina babaulti var. malaya'', malayan dwarf shrimp
- ''Caridina babulti|Caridina babaulti var. stripes'', striped shrimp
- ''Caridina gracilirostris'', red nose shrimp
- ''Caridina gracilirostris|Caridina cf. gracilirostris'', white-nose Shrimp
- ''Caridina multidentata'', Amano shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. cantonensis var. bee'', bee shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. cantonensis var. blue tiger'', blue tiger shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. cantonensis var. crystal black'', crystal black shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. cantonensis var. crystal red'', crystal red shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. cantonensis var. tiger'', tiger shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. propinqua'', tangerine shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. serrata var. chinese zebra'', Chinese zebra shrimp
- ''Caridina sp.'', Indian Dwarf Shrimp
- ''Caridina sp.'', Indian Whitebanded Shrimp
- ''Caridina woltereckae'', Sulawesi harlequin shrimp
- ''Caridina dennerli'', Sulawesi cardinal shrimp
- ''Caridina cf. breviata'', bumblebee shrimp
- ''Caridina|Caridina sp.'', black midget shrimp
- ''Caridina serratirostris'', Ninja Shrimp
- ''Caridina pareparensis parvidentata'', malawa shrimp
- ''Caridina simoni simoni'', Sri Lankan
Dwarf shrimp:
- ''Desmocaris elongata'', Guinea Swamp Shrimp
- ''Euryrhynchus amazoniensis'', Amazon zebra shrimp
- ''Halocaridina rubra'', Hawaiian Red shrimp (brackish, but can be acclimated to freshwater)
- ''Macrobrachium assamensis'', Red claw shrimp
- ''Macrobrachium dayanum'', Rusty longarm shrimp
- ''Macrobrachium eriocheirum'', Fuzzy claw shrimp
- ''Macrobrachium faustinum'', Caribbean longarm shrimp
- ''Macrobrachium kulsiense'', Sand shrimp
- ''Macrobrachium lanchesteri'', a.k.a. ''Cryphiops lanchesteri'', Riceland prawn
- ''Micratya poeyi'', Caribbean dwarf filter shrimp
- ''Neocaridina davidi (wild type)'', Wild type cherry shrimp
- ''Cherry shrimp|Neocaridina davidi var. red'', Cherry shrimp
- ''Neocaridina davidi var. yellow'', Yellow shrimp
- ''Neocaridina davidi var. blue'', Taiwan Pale Blue Shrimp
- ''Neocaridina palmata'', Marbled dwarf shrimp
- ''Blue pearl shrimp|Neocaridina cf. palmata var. blue pearl'', Blue pearl shrimp
- ''Snowball Shrimp|Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white'', Snowball shrimp
- ''Palaemonetes ivonicus'', amazon glass shrimp
- ''Palaemonetes paludosus'', American ghost (glass, grass) shrimp
- ''Palaemonetes varians'', European ghost shrimp
- ''Potamalpheops sp.'', purple zebra shrimp
- ''Triops australiensis'', Australian tadpole shrimp
- ''Triops cancriformis'', horseshoe shrimp
- ''Triops longicaudatus'', longtail tadpole shrimp
- ''Xiphocaris elongata'', Yellow nose shrimp
Crayfish:
- ''Procambarus alleni''
- ''Procambarus clarkii'' Red Swamp Crayfish
- ''Procambarus sp. Marmorkrebs''
Marble Crayfish:
- ''Cherax destructor''
- ''Cherax quadricarinatus''
- ''Cambarellus montezuema''
- ''Cambarellus shufeldtii''
- ''Cambarellus patzcuarensis'' Dwarf Crayfish
- ''Pacifastacus leniusculus'' Signal Crayfish
Branchiopods:
- ''Artemia franciscana'', San Francisco brine shrimp
- ''Artemia salina'', Utah salt lake brine shrimp
- ''Artemia nyos'', Sea Monkeys
- ''Parartemia zietziana'', Sea Dragons
- ''Artemia sp.'', Siberian brine shrimp
- ''Lepidurus apus'', golden tadpole shrimp
- ''Triops longicaudatus'', longtail tadpole shrimp
- ''Triops australiensis'', Australian tadpole shrimp
- ''Triops cancriformis'', European tadpole shrimp
- ''Thamnocephalus sp.'', beavertail fairy shrimp
- ''Streptocephalus sp.'', redtail fairy shrimp
- ''Streptocephalus sp.'', dry lake fairy shrimp
- ''Brachinecta sp.'', winter fairy shrimp
- ''Daphnia'', water flea
- ''Moina'', Japanese water flea
- ''Diplostraca'', clam shrimp
Mollusca|Gastropods:
- ''Asolene spixi'' (apple snail)
- ''Marisa cornuarietis'' (apple snail)
- ''Planorbis'' species (standard ramshorn snails)
- ''Pomacea bridgesii'' (apple snail)
- ''Pomacea canaliculata'' (apple snail)
- ''Physa'' species (bladder, tadpole and physa snails)
- ''Lymnaeidae'' (pond and melantho snails)
- ''Lymnaea stagnalis'' (great pond snail)
- ''Planorbarius corneus'' (Great Ramshorn)
- ''Melanoides tuberculata'' (Malaysian trumpet snail)
- ''Melanoides granifera'' (spike tailed trumpet snail)
- ''Viviparus malleattus'' (Japanese trapdoor snail)
- ''Clithon corona'' (horned nerite snail)
- ''Neritina natalensis'' (zebra nerite snail)
- ''Vittina semiconica'' (red onion or tire tracked nerite snail)
- ''Neritina reclivata'' (olive nerite snail)
- ''Nepterion violaceus'' Red Lips (Red lips neritine snail)
- ''Septaria porcellana'' (freshwater limpet)
- ''Neritina'' sp. (mosaic nerite snail)
- ''Neritina'' sp. (tribal nerite snail)
- ''Brotia pagudola'' (horned armour snail)
- ''Pachymelania byronensis'' (west African freshwater snail)
- ''Neritina puligera'' (dusky nerite)
- ''Paludomus sulcatus'' (bella snail)
- ''Thiara cancellata'' (hairy tower lid snail)
- ''Taia naticoides'' (piano snail)
- ''Brotia herculea'' (giant tower cap snail)
- ''Planorbella duryi'' (miniature red ramshorn snail)
- ''Tylomelania'' species (Tylo or Sulawesi snails)
- ''Tylomelania sp. Poso'' Yellow
- ''Tylomelania sp. Poso'' Orange Flash
- ''Tylomelania patriarchalis'' (black Sulawesi snails)
- ''Cipangopaludina leucythoides'' (tiger tuba snail)
Bivalves:
- ''Corbicula fluminea'' (Asian clam)