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Neocaridina davidi is a freshwater shrimp originating from eastern China and northern Taiwan and introduced in the rest of Taiwan, Japan, and Hawaii, which is commonly kept in aquaria. The natural coloration of the shrimp is green-brown, though a wide variety of color morphs exist, including red, yellow, orange, green, blue, violet and black ...
Neocaridina is a genus of atyid shrimp, containing 26 species as of March 2023. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Members of the genus are distributed across East Asia [ 4 ] including China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Like many other Atyid shrimps, they live in freshwater habitats.
The color of these eggs will depend on the variety of individual shrimp. The shape of the ovaries curtains across both sides of the shrimp, giving rise to the nickname "saddle". The presence of a "saddle" indicates a female has eggs in her ovaries and may be ready to mate. [5] Eggs of the Neocaridina zhanghjiajiensis shrimp
The bee shrimp (Caridina cantonensis), is a species of small freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. It is native to Taiwan. [2] These shrimp are scavengers, and eat small pieces of decayed vegetation and algae. [3] Bee shrimp have a life span of about 18 months. They enjoy a temperature in the 70 to 78 °F (21 to 26 °C) range. [4]
Triops longicaudatus (commonly called American tadpole shrimp or longtail tadpole shrimp) is a freshwater crustacean of the order Notostraca, resembling a miniature horseshoe crab. It is characterized by an elongated, segmented body, a flattened shield-like brownish carapace covering two thirds of the thorax, and two long filaments on the abdomen.
Neocaridina palmata is a freshwater shrimp found in China and Vietnam. It is found in rivers, streams and ponds. Their preferred habitat is heavily planted, slow ...
Palaemonetes paludosus, commonly known as ghost shrimp, glass shrimp, and eastern grass shrimp, [2] [3] is a species of freshwater shrimp from the southeastern United States. [4] They can be considered a keystone species based on the services they provide to their habitat. [2] They are also popular in the domestic aquarium business. [5]
The thermosensitive, or temperature-sensitive, period is the period during development when sex is irreversibly determined. It is used in reference to species with temperature-dependent sex determination, such as crocodilians and turtles. [12]