Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach, CABird Rock intertidal area in La Jolla, California*** (especially good)or Pigeon Point, California? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'm about an hour from bird rock, never been there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Cool! In the tide pools is a shrimp that I'd like to work with. I can't find anyone on the net that sells it: Heptacarpus pictus var. green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Salt water shrimp? Might be some legal issues collecting from a tide pool But now I'm curious to see them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Its only illegal if ya get caught aquariumlover10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Looks cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk h4n and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 It looks beautiful to me, too. If it's illegal I won't ask it, however I've found several scientific papers on them and not one has mentioned illegal. Very little is written on them beyond berrying, so little to no info on larvae or how long it takes to transform. So far though it looks very similar to cherry shrimp, with the main difference being sw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Looks like you can collect invertebrates for personal home aquaria with a sports fishing permit .... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 If one collects these and breeds them, then no worries about taking a bunch from the wild because of captive bred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Awesome, if you go to your wildlife conservation site their will probaly be a permit you can get so you can collect wildlife, but some species are regulated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Here's alink to the one for florida. http://m.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/aquarium-species/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 LOL Those shrimp are in California. I'm in IL. That's why I asked if anyone lived near those places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 i wonder if eric could get ya some... Too bad hes disappeared on us lol Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Oh ok, never mind maybe looking at somewhere that aquacultures live rock from the ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 The bad news is that bird rock is in a marine conservation area, no collecting. The good news is I got this email response from http://www.coldwatermarineaquatics.com "We regularly collect the Heptacarpus pictus (also called H. sitchensis or commonly called Sitka Shrimp) in green, striped, red or even a combination of colors. They do well in a tank as long as there are no fish large enough to consider them prey. COLDWATER MARINE AQUATICS STU WOBBE 541-513-6157 / JOSH GROVES 503-933-7745 " Soothing Shrimp, miwu and h4n 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Wa-hooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Getthem, getthem now, once you actually get a sw tank. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Now you need one of these pico temperate marine setups with a chiller and thick acrylic tank! http://www.micro-reefs.com/temperate-systems.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 You can see our search so far for cheap systems here: http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/topic/1830-anyone-else/#entry27110 countryboy12484 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Hey this is Stu from the above mentioned Coldwater Marine Aquatics I think the shrimp pictured above is actually a Heptacarpus brevirostris, commonly called a Stout Shrimp. They have a bit shorter rostrum than the H. sitchenis ( or H. pictus as it was formerly known in the southern part of its range) There is actually a LOT of shrimp native along the pacific west coast in cooler waters, and just yesterday I saw probably 3 different ones just off the dock at night. If anyone wants to get going on a coldwater nano tank for shrimp www.micro-reefs.com is selling their 7.2 gallon AIO right now on sale for $149 Here's some the shrimp we get: Heptacarpus brevirostris (Stout shrimp) Heptacarpus carinatus (Smalleyed Shrimp) Heptacarpus sitchensis (Sitka shrimp) Heptacarpus stylys (Stiletto shrimp) Pandalus danae (Dock shrimp, or coon shrimp) Pandalus platyceros (Spot shrimp) Several species of bay shrimp (Crangon spp), they look so close they are hard to ID We've had in the past Lebbeus groenlandicus (Spiny lebbied) and hope to get more soon. Should hopefully be getting more Lysmata californica (Red rock shrimp) which are very similar to tropical peppermint shrimp in appearance and are a cleaner species. The one I'm on the lookout mostly for now is Lebbeus grandimanus (Candy stripe shrimp) which is a gorgeous anemone shrimp that is hosted by large anemones out here. Strangely enough I've recently been collecting some established invasive freshwater shrimps commonly called a Siberian Prawn (Exopalaemon modestus) Hit me up with questions about any of the above shirmp or on any temperate marine shrimps anytime I got a bunch of pictures of most of these somewhere, but a quick google search of the scientific names should get you plenty. Cheers! Stu Rodan76, Desireenfh, countryboy12484 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Great to see you here too stu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Glad you found the site Stu, that was quick. Looking forward to some of your pics in the new saltwater section! are cold water shrimp any more difficult than tropical shrimp? aquariumlover10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Great to have your knowledge here Stu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Great to see you here too stu! Thanks I'm kind of everywhere it seems, lol. Glad you found the site Stu, that was quick. Looking forward to some of your pics in the new saltwater section! are cold water shrimp any more difficult than tropical shrimp? I saw all the hit redirects coming to my website so I thought I should check it out So far they are just as easy as tropical marine shrimp from the ones I've kept. The biggest issue to overcome is compatible size issues with the shrimp and fish, which is pretty much the same as with any other shrimp except that there are not as many available small fish yet in temperate and coldwater. Best fish are usually small sculpin or goby species, fish like catalina gobies or fluffy sculpins been the best with the smaller shrimps. Ideally a macro algae/rock tank with anemones and other invertebrates would be the best for focusing on shrimp. Great to have your knowledge here Stu! Thanks Hope to be a worthwhile contributor as you guys branch out into the temperate shrimps Here's a couple pictures of some shrimp I sent to the owner of Micro-Reefs in one of his tanks. These are both Sitka Shrimp (H.sitchensis) and you can see they do alright with anemones Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Here is a shot I took of a Lysmata californica (Red rock shrimp) a couple weeks ago along with a Jeweled Top Snail. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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