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A farmer constructing a shrimp farm in Pekalongan, Indonesia. A freshwater prawn farm is an aquaculture business designed to raise and produce freshwater prawns or shrimp 1 for human consumption. Freshwater prawn farming shares many characteristics with, and many of the same problems as, marine shrimp farming.
P. paludosus in a freshwater aquarium. Feeder shrimp, ghost shrimp, glass shrimp, grass shrimp, river shrimp or feeder prawns are generic names applied to inexpensive small, typically with a length of 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in), semi-transparent crustaceans commonly sold and fed as live prey to larger more aggressive fishes kept in aquariums.
Any Caridea (shrimp) which live in fresh water, especially the family Atyidae; Species in the genus Macrobrachium; Macrobrachium ohione, the Ohio River shrimp; Macrobrachium carcinus, sometimes called the American giant freshwater prawn; Macrobrachium rosenbergii, also known as the giant river prawn, giant freshwater prawn or cherabin
The gate of a traditional shrimp farm in Kerala, India which uses the tide to harvest shrimp. Shrimp farming is a form of aquaculture that takes place in marine or freshwater environments, producing shrimp or prawns [Note 1] (crustaceans of the groups Caridea or Dendrobranchiata) for human consumption.
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 ...
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 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]
The shrimp Palaemon serratus of the infraorder Caridea. A shrimp (pl.: shrimp or shrimps ()) is a crustacean (a form of shellfish) with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – typically belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchiata of the order Decapoda, although some crustaceans outside of this order are also referred to as "shrimp".