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Despite their predatory-sounding name "Vampire", they are a non-aggressive species that does well in community tanks that have areas to hide during the molting process. Another requirement is a moderate to strong current where the shrimp can sit and catch food. Either a very well established tank with sufficient plankton, or supplemental ...
They are found from India, [3] through Southeast Asia, to the Solomon Islands and Hawaii. [2] In the pet trade, they are sometimes called vampire crabs. This has nothing to do with their feeding habits, but rather with the bright, contrastingly yellow eyes of some Geosesarma species. [4]
Red Devil Vampire Crabs are decapod crustaceans part of Brachyura (from the Greek βραχύς = short, οὐρά = tail/abdomen). They are land living, freshwater crabs from tropical areas and are endemic to Indonesia. Like all other crabs, they have a carapace, two chelae and ten jointed legs. They are omnivorous.
Orthione griffenis is an Epicaridean isopoda parasite that is found on the gill chamber of Upogebia mud shrimp. [3] Female O. griffenis are quite different from their male counterpart. Females have an oblong body, that is typically 6-24mm long with a width of half the length.
Pandalus platyceros, also called California spot prawn (as well as Santa Barbara spot prawn and Monterey Bay spot prawn [2]) or Alaskan prawn, is a shrimp of the genus Pandalus. [1] Spot shrimp are a large shrimp found in the North Pacific. They range from the clean waters off Unalaska Island, Alaska, to San Diego.
1. Farm-Raised Salmon. Some farm-raised salmon may contain more parasites than its wild-caught counterpart due to the densely populated conditions of fish farms, which can foster a breeding ground ...
Mantis shrimp spend a majority of their lives living in burrows, reefs or crevices and generally only leave to mate or hunt for nearby food sources. Mantis shrimp act as an ecological importance ...
Pandalus montagui is an omnivore, predator, and scavenger. [1] Its diet consists mainly of small crustaceans such as copepods, hydroids, and polychaete worms. [3] Off the Labrador coast, a large daily vertical migration was found, with the shrimp being benthic in the daytime and pelagic at night.