Bones88 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 .Hi there, About a month ago I caught this little fella from a creek out Bilambil way and was curious to know more about him. From end to end it's about 4cm long. The front two leg pairs have have 'fluffy' fans instead of nippers which I thought was interesting. Is this normal for this species or was it born with serious abnormalities? The stripe down the back is usually beige but i've seen it turn really yellow too. Any further information would be heaps appreciated. I've never kept shrimp before, Ghost-Knife eats them all, but this guy is a master evader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Rifle shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones88 Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Excellent thank you very much. Now Google will be more useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Really are a nice shrimp, cool to watch them feed. They use those "fans" to catch food in the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 At 4cm your Australatya striolata has most likely already changed into a female. There is a rather large database about them on the shrimp keepers forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 They are cool. I like showing people them in the shop - something different and good to see the reactions of people and kids too oh and big kids. This is a youtube I did of them at the shop a month or two ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey2277 Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Awesome vid, looks like they are dancing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
