scotty435 wrote:
Watch out for the goldfish if you throw in crayfish though.
My cash is on the crayfish, are we taking odds
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| Author: | enrgizerbunny [ May 1st, '14, 02:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
Does anyone know of freshwater shrimp species that can be raised for consumption? I looked through the fish glossary and dint' see anything about it. I've got a 50 gallon system with 6 smaller goldfish in it right now, and I wanted to grow shrimp for a food source. |
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| Author: | keith [ May 1st, '14, 02:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
given a 50 gallon tank, you might be able to grow a couple freshwater prawn (macrobrachium rosenbergii) - but you might have some trouble finding just a couple maybe a few crayfish? |
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| Author: | scotty435 [ May 1st, '14, 02:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
Watch out for the goldfish if you throw in crayfish though. |
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| Author: | blind freddie [ May 1st, '14, 16:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
scotty435 wrote: Watch out for the goldfish if you throw in crayfish though. My cash is on the crayfish, are we taking odds
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| Author: | bcotton [ May 1st, '14, 21:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
some salt water shrimp species can be acclimated to freshwater like pacific white shrimp https://srac.tamu.edu/index.cfm/getFact ... sheet/158/ There are also freshwater prawns but i think you would be lucky to grow two of them in 50 gallon aquarium http://www.aquacultureoftexas.com/ I think it may be hard to grow enough shrimp in a 50 gallons to make more than a appetizer |
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| Author: | Shelgeyr [ May 1st, '14, 23:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
My understanding (2nd-hand, haven't done it yet myself) is that you need something to keep the shrimp from killing each other all the time. It could be a high water flow coupled with netting (so they spend their time trying to hang on rather than fighting), or some way of compartmentalizing them. I haven't made it over to Aquaculture of Texas yet (http://www.aquacultureoftexas.com/) but from their online presence they seem to be doing something right, and they've been around for quite awhile. I think they partner with another group a bit north of here (probably Wise County Shrimp Farm http://www.wcshrimpfarm.com/ but I'm not certain), but regardless - you should be able to find out a great many of the particulars on shrimp farming from these two groups. |
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| Author: | eriktlupus [ May 2nd, '14, 01:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
There is a fellow in Urbana, Ohio who does a big prawn system every yr I think the name is freshwater water farm's |
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| Author: | scotty435 [ May 2nd, '14, 03:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Edible Freshwater Shrimp? |
blind freddie wrote: scotty435 wrote: Watch out for the goldfish if you throw in crayfish though. My cash is on the crayfish, are we taking odds Actually that's where mine is as well, I'm expecting the goldfish to one by one die off. I was thinking watch out for as in, you may need to protect them 
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