Giant Black Tiger Shrimp

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bandaiban

Discussion Starter · Sep 25, 2007

Anyone have any type of information of these shrimps? Can i breed them in 20 gallon tanks? Or any type of tank? Also what kind of water conditions do they need. I tried to look up some information about these shrimps but seems like its mainly information on how to cook them. If anyone know where i can get them, that would be great.I am sorry if i am asking dumb questions, but thanks in advance.

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sandiegoryu

· #2 · Sep 25, 2007

Giant Black Tiger shrimp?

You mean Jumbo Tiger shrimp you can buy at your nearest Grocery store? JK lol.

Not sure where you got the Giant part from. If you want information then check out planetinverts.com or shrimpnow.com. It's called Black Tiger Shrimp.

BTW, these guys are VERY expensive. and sensitive to water parameters. I won't suggest this as a first shrimp...

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ianiwane

· #3 · Sep 25, 2007

I think he has an idea to breed the "tiger shrimp" that people eat.......

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eon17

· #4 · Sep 25, 2007

well, they are called saefood for a reason, they are from the sea! and they are so big i doubt you could breed them in an aquarium. unless you are planning on opening a fish farm ( which is HORRIBLE for the envirment, the kind that breed tuna and such) i dont think its a possibility

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gabeszone247

· #5 · Sep 26, 2007

Here are some pics of the Black tiger shrimp you can breed in your tanks, but are very hard to breed plus hard to get, and no these are not the Blue tigers.

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dknydiep1

· #6 · Sep 26, 2007

haha sounds good. breed the jumbo shrimp from the market and then youll have a fresh supply whenever youre craving seafood!

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Veneer

· #7 · Sep 27, 2007

bandaiban said:
Anyone have any type of information of these shrimps? Can i breed them in 20 gallon tanks? Or any type of tank? Also what kind of water conditions do they need. I tried to look up some information about these shrimps but seems like its mainly information on how to cook them. If anyone know where i can get them, that would be great.I am sorry if i am asking dumb questions, but thanks in advance.

Look into Penaeus monodon. This estuarine to marine shrimp gets too large for a 20 gallon tank (to 36 cm) and undergoes multiple planktonic larval stages, but is widely available from aquaculture suppliers. As this picture should make clear, they can be very strikingly colored.

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eon17

· #8 · Sep 27, 2007

wow thats huge!!!

isnt that last black shrimp a blue one? looks like it to me! but im probbably wrong

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