[jackh]

i was in a lfs store today and i saw a couple names written on tanks that i didn't recognize. i took pics of the shrimp in the tanks and came home to find out what they really were. they ended up being harlequins and cardinals

cardinal:



harlequin:



they were $6.99 a peice which seems low to me, but im not sure bc ive never seen these guys for sale. should i buy some while theyre there or do you think i could get some for less somewhere else? also, would these two species be ok in the same tank together?

 

[ferris89]

I have never seen these before at all!! they are gorgeous!!

 

[HoustonFishFanatic]

Jack which store in Houston has them?

 

[southerndesert]

That is a very good price! Doubt you will see them for less anywhere.

Cheers, Bill

 

[jackh]

ya ive read theyre hard to keep so i doubt i will buy any. if they were easier to deal with id get plenty of them but im pretty new to this kinda stuff. they were at city pets.

 

[JohnPaul]

That is an incredible price for those shrimp! The few places I have seen that sell them online are asking $100+ for 5 or 6 of them...crazy prices.

Of the two species you mentioned, the Cardinal seem much easier to keep alive. Quite a few hobbyists have reported successfully breeding them as well. From what I've read, they require high pH high temp conditions (pH 8.0+ and temps of around 86 is what I remember reading).

If I could find a LFS around here that could get Cardinals at that price, I'd give them a try in a second...

 

[jackh]

well theyre probably gone now i bet houstonfishfanatic bought them all

 

[jackh]

wait a minute

i found this:

http://www.azgardens.com/shrimpfactory.php

the 13th shrimp is like exactly what i saw in the store...i think. it looks more simiar than the pics ive seen of harlequins.

they call it a black forest shrimp and they sell them for $2.89 a peice...

 

[bsmith]

You can find more info about them here.

http://www.planetinverts.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=71

 

[kelvin2go]

it look very nice and nice price.~ but it seem not same water parameter with CRS.

 

[jackh]

the picture of the "black forest shrimp" is just a pic of a harlequin. the other pic they show isn't even of the same shrimp and ive read reports that they just send you bumblebee looking shrimp

 

[AquaVu]

I would buy them all and resale some of them. Those are amazing prices. Nice find!