[TheTeh]

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Found this shrimp (about 1 inch long) in a shallow stream at FIRIM in Malaysia. Any idea what this is? It has long arms and dusty brown colour.

The habitat:

 

[RESGuy]

I'm guessing you brought it back with you? Sorry, I don't know what it may be:icon_neut

 

[A Hill]

I'm guessing you brought it back with you? Sorry, I don't know what it may be:icon_neut

He had to leave them there because of his arrangements... too bad! Those shrimp look GREAT!

-Andrew

 

[RESGuy]

Awww, that's too bad They do look very cool:thumbsup:

 

[TheTeh]

Yes, too bad I did not take any of them. We actually found a few more in the stream! some of them have lighter colourations.

 

[A Hill]

Yes, too bad I did not take any of them. We actually found a few more in the stream! some of them have lighter colourations.

Maybe you will be able to get some home and get some breeding sometime .

If that ever happens... I call dibs once there are enough to sell!

-Andrew

 

[D.gilly]

they remind me of the wild form cherrie shrimp.

 

[rain-]

I'd say that it's a Macrobrachium species for sure, but can't really say which one. You might find some help from a book about Malaysian shrimp species.

 

[TheTeh]

Excuse my ignorance, do all Macrobranchium spp eggs go through larval stages? If so, do they need saltwater for morphogenesis into adults (like Amanos)?

I guess the one I saw in Malaysia does not require salt water as the habitat is purely freshwater. The sea is at least 50-100km away!

 

[A Hill]

I'd say that it's a Macrobrachium species for sure, but can't really say which one. You might find some help from a book about Malaysian shrimp species.

I agree, It's been IDed at Shrimp Now though, can't remember what they IDed it as...

And no TheTeh there are plenty Macrobrachium species that can reproduce in FW!

-Andrew