SpeedieAquatics Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I was able to get my hands on a couple specimens of this non-native "prawn" and they happened to be very berried. These shrimp are an introduced species in the California delta waterways and now act as an important role in our ecological system. Here are a few photos I snapped to share with everyone. They are beautiful! What I am dying to find out is whether they are low order shrimp or not. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Looks low order to me. Usually low order has smaller eggs and more of them in laid out rows like that. Better get some phytoplankton ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted July 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 These guys are almost pushing 4" long though. You got some phytoplankton Bryce? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 That is a beautiful shrimp. Freshwater too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I'm sure this person could shed more light on the foods and proper environment for this prawn as well as what the low order eat: http://www.water.ca.gov/bdma/staff/brown.cfm I tried opening her powerpoint, but I guess I don't have the right software installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 You may want to try this person for freshwater phytoplankton, Nick. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Live-Freshwater-Nannochloropsis-Phytoplankton-Nutritional-Supplement-/321280460751?pt=US_Dietary_Supplements_Nutrition&var=&hash=item4acdcec7cf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted July 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 That is a beautiful shrimp. Freshwater too? Yes sir, it is. I'm sure this person could shed more light on the foods and proper environment for this prawn as well as what the low order eat: http://www.water.ca.gov/bdma/staff/brown.cfm I tried opening her powerpoint, but I guess I don't have the right software installed. I've looked at her ppt. It doesn't go into details on what foods the shrimp eat, but they are scavengers like all shrimp. They eat anything lol. You may want to try this person for freshwater phytoplankton, Nick. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Live-Freshwater-Nannochloropsis-Phytoplankton-Nutritional-Supplement-/321280460751?pt=US_Dietary_Supplements_Nutrition&var=&hash=item4acdcec7cf I'll take a look. Thanks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 We all have to help each other, dude. SpeedieAquatics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted July 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Got berries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I love how this shrimp looks like it's been creates graphically in these photos. It has a nice iradeacant glow making it stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I think that's from flash (?) that really makes it pop. Makes even the most minute details come forward. Speedie does some fantastic photos! Nuthatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 How does he do it haha. I'm stuck with my phone and a cheap macro lens. My flash makes anything hard to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Thanks Bryce. A certian few individuals who have the best cameras with all kinds of fancy lenses can't replicate my work so they get mad and start spreading rumors that I "photoshop" all my pictures. LOL I find that pretty hilarious. For the record, I only use photoshop to balance the overall lighting effect and to lay down my watermark/borders. Everything else is done via camera and remote flash. Yes flash has alot to do with bringing out the colors in any subject at hand. If used correctly, you can shoot in any tank condition as long as water and glass is clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 do you use autofocus or do you manually focus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Subtle, I use one hand to hold my camera while the other hand holds the flash above the tank. Always done it that way, but nobody believes me. lol Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Will, Full auto all the time. Manual mode is for OCD folks lol. Nick Nuthatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Speedie is the guy. SpeedieAquatics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Last year someone posted on scape that they had bought this shrimp at a lfs who recieved it by mistake. This link was in the thread, and yes they are low order shrimp... http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/browseDB/SpeciesSummary.jsp?TSN=96574 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 It could easily be mistaken for a "ghost shrimp" to the untrained eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Wanted to revive this thread since I missed it before. Did anything further ever happen with these? The Exopalaemon modestus (aka Siberian prawn) is a well established non native species here in Oregon, and as such has no restrictions on take of them. I once collected more than 100 in just a few minutes with a dip net, used them as food for some of the more picky marine species I had at the time. Were you successful in getting them to reproduce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocknorman Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 N Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekonexperiment Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 where in Oregon? I'm visiting Portland pretty soon and would like to see if i can grab some cool shrimps. Last time i went hiking at Punchbowl Falls and was able to grab 2 sandwich bag size of mini pillia. Hoping to get something different this time around. AquaticEngineer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 You probably won't hear from Speedie. He's been out of the shrimp scene for quite some time now. He's crazy talented at the things he does. After he moved and got out of the shrimp scene he's got into his other passions, fishing and painting fishing lures (he is really good at that too!). Here's his other Facebook of the lures he paints. https://www.facebook.com/SpeedLures Soothing Shrimp and AquaticEngineer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 19 hours ago, thekonexperiment said: where in Oregon? I'm visiting Portland pretty soon and would like to see if i can grab some cool shrimps. Last time i went hiking at Punchbowl Falls and was able to grab 2 sandwich bag size of mini pillia. Hoping to get something different this time around. The most abundant place that I have found them is in a pond on Sauvie Island and in a small creek off of the Columbia River. Here's my last entry for them on the Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species website (also has GPS points for them ) http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpecimenViewer.aspx?SpecimenID=877347 Here's the google maps point map for where I found them on Sauvie Island in McNary Lake: https://www.google.com/maps/place/45%C2%B047'28.0%22N+122%C2%B047'51.9%22W/@45.791118,-122.7988443,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 There is a small Canoe access at that point in the lake that you can wade around along the shallows of the banks and net shrimp easily. thekonexperiment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Also, if you are in to odd species to catch on your own, there is an introduced small freshwater goby found in the same area. Commonly called an Armur Goby (Rhinogobius brunneus) Here'e the NIAS listing for them: http://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?SpeciesID=2612 Heres the google map link to the place I last caught them on my way out to McNary lake on Sauvie Island: https://www.google.com/maps/place/45%C2%B045'11.2%22N+122%C2%B046'07.7%22W/@45.7685954,-122.8461723,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 The males look pretty awesome and the species can live in room temperature water easily Soothing Shrimp and thekonexperiment 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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