What do YOU call tiny river lobsters?

[ColtHandorf]

I know that's what you meant. Especially since they were talking about Petco. But if people have a real aquarium store around, they can still see saltwater blue spiny lobsters for sale. I used to see them all the time on the reefs in the south pacific on night dives.

I am not aware of any lobster species that can exist in either salt or fresh water; a brackish species perhaps? I know there are some shrimp that can.

I'm drawing a complete blank on the species I ordered. They were crayfish-esque, but distinctly different. I love all the neocardinia shrimp. They are gorgeous. And I adored the Mexican Dwarf Crayfish I would order. They were super cute.

Interesting. Wonder how she prevents that, considering it's in practically everything

I know she only purchases non-iodized salt for her use at home. I'm not sure what she does if they go out.

Being unalived is no good.

Which brings up the question of iodine to mitigate radioactive exposure. We have nuclear power plants here, so they give put iodine pills to schools as a safety measure. I've never thought about what they would do for the people who can't have iodine

Huh? That's interesting. Maybe lead aprons? lol

 

[Windrider]

I'm drawing a complete blank on the species I ordered. They were crayfish-esque, but distinctly different. I love all the neocardinia shrimp. They are gorgeous. And I adored the Mexican Dwarf Crayfish I would order. They were super cute.

Dwarf crays are awesome! I never kept any, because I loved my various loach and catfish species too much and they think any invert is food. Currently, I have a group of crystal red Neocaridina in my heavily planted paludarium. You are right, all the varieties are really neat. I did have a blue spiny lobster in my 150 gal saltwater reef, when I had the time and money to maintain that beast of a tank.

 

[tripletfeb]

I used to have a few blue freshwater shrimp. I know @ColtHandorf could probably tell me the correct name but I just thought they were really cool. And my gourami thought they were delicious

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I used to have a few blue freshwater shrimp. I know @ColtHandorf could probably tell me the correct name but I just thought they were really cool. And my gourami thought they were delicious

Are they blue cherry shrimp?

 

[ColtHandorf]

I used to have a few blue freshwater shrimp. I know @ColtHandorf could probably tell me the correct name but I just thought they were really cool. And my gourami thought they were delicious

Gouramis are hateful little creatures. lol The problem with the neocaridina shrimp is that various people call the morphs different things. I'd have called them Blue Dreams probably.

These are just a few of the morphs available:

Are they blue cherry shrimp?

I mean all of the colors above are the same species of shrimp, just various mutations. Wild type neocaridina look like this:

We've selectively bred them for the colors like these:

Cherries are the red ones. So One cannot be both Blue and Cherry.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Gouramis are hateful little creatures. lol The problem with the neocaridina shrimp is that various people call the morphs different things. I'd have called them Blue Dreams probably.

These are just a few of the morphs available:
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I mean all of the colors above are the same species of shrimp, just various mutations. Wild type neocaridina look like this:
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We've selectively bred them for the colors like these:
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Cherries are the red ones. So One cannot be both Blue and Cherry.

I thought that was the breed name like blue silkies

 

[ColtHandorf]

I thought that was the breed name like blue silkies

lol

 

[Painted Calls]

I tried to catch up. I skipped.

A for effort!

 

[WallyG74]

That actually sounds quite good!

I like seafood. Just bring me the cake.

 

[BantammChick]

I call them crawfish!