Keeping shrimp in an aquarium,

Yeah it is pretty cool to have a tank in your room (I actually have two). I am sure you can acquire a fish tank in the Philippines and order the shrimp from someone else on sites like www.AquaBid.com . I started with 10 adult shrimp which cost me $10 ($1 ea.). Thank you for your response :-) Rated +.

hehe Yeah before going to a fish forum and checking out the inverts section I never saw shrimp in a fish tank before (except some Reef Tanks). I sure do love seafood as well but these are freshwater shrimp and are quite small ;-) I am glad you liked my website and Potato. Aquatic plants is a hobby that came to me after researching about shrimp and how to care for them. Most people that have shrimp keep them in a well planted tank :-) Mine looks like an underwater forest! Nice picture, my sister goes to college in Alabama so she eats crawdads (crawfish, crayfish, however you want to call them :-P) a lot since they basically live in peoples backyard XD Thank you for your response :-) Rated +.

Yeah, I thought they were awful high on ebay. But then when I looked at the cost for USPS express overnight shipping....kinda made sense. Thanks for the links, I'll check it out. Haven't bought from aqua bid, they do have some neat fish on there though!! Like I said, have to figure out extra tank space in the house lol.

Yeah shipping is usually the problem. I didn't pay for shipping as I got mine from a friend who sent them for only the $10 the shrimp are worth. But if you buy anywhere else the shipping can be quite expensive. Don't worry about Express mail as RCS are very hardy and can survive a few days in the mail ;-) The person should ship them in a flat rate box which I believe costs $8.10. I know what you mean about tank space, I can hardly fit in my room due to the big 55 gallon tank along the side of my wall ... and I had to remove the T.V. from my room to put the 5.5 gallon shrimp tank in it's place. A tank is more entertaining than television :-D Anyways, hope you find tank space! Thank you for your response :-) Rated +.

Oh yeah I have also seen them on ebay but they are usually overpriced and not quality sellers so I wouldn't buy from them. It is best to buy them from a private breeder such as myself (no I don't have any for sale at the moment). It is true they do not need salt as they are 100% freshwater shrimp. The babies also do not need salt and they are completely suppressed (i.e the babies are born as miniature forms of the adult and NOT larvae). Amano (Yamato) Shrimp however give birth to larvae that are extremely hard to care for and die after a couple of days in freshwater, they also have a 30% life rate if raised in captivity. Like I said before Ghost Shrimp are great scavengers :-D If you would like to purchase RCS then ask the admin on http://planetinverts.com if he has any to sell. He is a good guy, Ryan. Also you might want to check in the inverts section on www.aquabid.com ;-) The average life span is 2-3 years if kept properly. Thank you for the comment on my site! Thank you for your response :-) Rated +.

Wow that is great I've always wanted a Dwarf Crayfish my self. I hear that Dwarf Crays are good companions to shrimp ... Anyways I would love to see your tank it sounds interesting! If you haven't seen this site already check out http://planetinverts.com it has a great wealth of information on a variety of species of shrimp, snails, and crayfish ;-) Thank you for your response :-) Rated +.