The unidentified wild caught freshwater shrimp we caught before has been successfully identified by our team. It is a freshwater shrimp from the Macrobrachium shrimp family, probably the Macrobrachium lanchester. It is a totally different species compare to the Ghost shrimp (Palaemonetes family) which we use to feed fish.
The long pincer of this shrimp make them a unmistakable member of the Macrobrachium shrimp family, (macro) big (brachia)" arms"/pincers.
The next biggest different between this shrimp and ghost shrimp is that the male species of this shrimp can easily reach a few inches where-else ghost shrimp can hardly reach an inch. The colouration is alot diffrent too, ghost shrimp have transparent colour while this Macrobrachium lanchester have a bit of brown colour on the body. Do be aware that they are also more aggressive than the ghost shrimp.
Macrobrachium lanchester is now on sell, click "our product" tab for more information!
