Neocaridina Takes the World by Storm

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Neocaridina takes the world by storm The aquarium market undergoes a major shift in direction about every ten years. In earlier days the blood parrot cichlid, other cichlids, the red arowana, and the flowerhorn were all popular, while today ornamental shrimp in a range of brilliant colors are winning consumers’ favor. Previously the main type was the crystal red bee shrimp, developed in Japan. Today, however, “five-elements” shrimps, which come in many colors—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple, and white—have the largest market share. And the source of these shrimps is Taiwan. Taiwan’s largest cluster of businesses in the ornamental aquatic animal industry is to be found in Ping•tung County. Wu Pei-shan, executive secretary of the Ping•tung Ornamental Aquarium Product Association, says that of some 250 ornamental aquatic animal firms in Taiwan, about 200 are in Pingtung. One of these is Larmax International Co., a leader in the ornamental shrimp business and located in Pingtung’s Zhutian Township. The “five-elements shrimp” developed by Larmax founder Wang Kuo-•chung in fact derive from the Davidi shrimp (Neocaridina davidi), a freshwater species commonly found in Taiwan. Because in its natural environment the normally green-brown Davidi shrimp sometimes will have streaks of red, blue, and numerous other colors, it was previously used to develop the red-colored cherry shrimp (Neocaridina davidi var. ‘Red’). Wang Kuo-•chung has built on the achievements of his predecessors to develop additional new varieties. From among countless Davidi shrimp, Wang selected strains with color variations to serve as the parent generations for new varieties. Through breeding he cultivated successive generations, continually stabilizing their gene expression. Then, on the basis of the three primary colors, he developed various different hues, so that now in addition to red he has produced shrimp in chocolate brown, orange, yellow, blue, snow-white, and other colors. When you add in the changes of hue on different segments of the shell, he has so far produced more than 20 varieties. Wang has named them “five-elements shrimp,” evoking the five elements of Chinese philosophy (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) that are considered so important in fengshui. Larmax sells over a million shrimp annually, accounting for 60% of the global market. excerpt from<Taiwan Panorama> December 2017 .

Copy Link

Recommended publications

The AQUATIC DESIGN CENTRE
The AQUATIC DESIGN CENTRE ltd 26 Zennor Road Trade Park, Balham, SW12 0PS Ph: 020 7580 6764 [email protected] PLEASE CALL TO CHECK AVAILABILITY ON DAY Complete Freshwater Livestock (2019) Livebearers Common Name In Stock Y/N Limia melanogaster Y Poecilia latipinna Dalmatian Molly Y Poecilia latipinna Silver Lyre Tail Molly Y Poecilia reticulata Male Guppy Asst Colours Y Poecilia reticulata Red Cap, Cobra, Elephant Ear Guppy Y Poecilia reticulata Female Guppy Y Poecilia sphenops Molly: Black, Canary, Silver, Marble. y Poecilia velifera Sailfin Molly Y Poecilia wingei Endler's Guppy Y Xiphophorus hellerii Swordtail: Pineapple,Red, Green, Black, Lyre Y Xiphophorus hellerii Kohaku Swordtail, Koi, HiFin Xiphophorus maculatus Platy: wagtail,blue,red, sunset, variatus Y Tetras Common Name Aphyocarax paraguayemsis White Tip Tetra Aphyocharax anisitsi Bloodfin Tetra Y Arnoldichthys spilopterus Red Eye Tetra Y Axelrodia riesei Ruby Tetra Bathyaethiops greeni Red Back Congo Tetra Y Boehlkea fredcochui Blue King Tetra Copella meinkeni Spotted Splashing Tetra Crenuchus spilurus Sailfin Characin y Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black Widow Tetra Y Hasemania nana Silver Tipped Tetra y Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight Tetra y Hemigrammus ocelifer Beacon Tetra y Hemigrammus pulcher Pretty Tetra y Hemigrammus rhodostomus Diamond Back Rummy Nose y Hemigrammus rhodostomus Rummy nose Tetra y Hemigrammus rubrostriatus Hemigrammus vorderwimkieri Platinum Tetra y Hyphessobrycon amandae Ember Tetra y Hyphessobrycon amapaensis Amapa Tetra Y Hyphessobrycon bentosi
[Show full text]
May Atyid Shrimps Act As Potential Vectors of Crayfish Plague?
A peer-reviewed open-access journal NeoBiota 51: 65–80 (2019) Atyid shrimps as potential A. astaci vectors 65 doi: 10.3897/neobiota.51.37718 RESEARCH ARTICLE NeoBiota http://neobiota.pensoft.net Advancing research on alien species and biological invasions May atyid shrimps act as potential vectors of crayfish plague? Agata Mrugała1, Miloš Buřič2, Adam Petrusek1, Antonín Kouba2 1 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, Prague 2 CZ-12844, Czech Re- public 2 University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fishery and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic Corresponding author: Agata Mrugała ([email protected]) Academic editor: Belinda Gallardo | Received 26 June 2019 | Accepted 3 October 2019 | Published 1 November 2019 Citation: Mrugała A, Buřič M, Petrusek A, Kouba A (2019) May atyid shrimps act as potential vectors of crayfish plague? NeoBiota 51: 65–80. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.51.37718 Abstract The causative agent of crayfish plague, Aphanomyces astaci Schikora, was long considered to be a specialist pathogen whose host range is limited to freshwater crayfish. Recent studies, however, provided evidence that this parasite does not only grow within the tissues of freshwater-inhabiting crabs but can also be successfully transmitted by them to European crayfish species. The potential to act as alternative A. astaci hosts was also indicated for freshwater shrimps. We experimentally tested resistance of two freshwater atyid shrimps: Aty- opsis moluccensis (De Haan, 1849) and Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875. They were infected with the A.
[Show full text]
November, 2020 London Aquaria Society
Volume 64, Issue 8 November, 2020 London Aquaria Society www.londonaquariasociety.com I Have a Monster in my Aquarium. What is it? www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=35468.0 A monster's moved itself into my house and I've not even shagged it. I have a small indoor heated aquarium which fits within a picture frame and hangs on the wall of my living room. The tank is about 2.5 foot long by about 18 inches high by about 2 or 3 inches deep and is fully enclosed in a wooden frame. It contains guppies and a lot of weed and snails. A couple of weeks ago I saw what I thought was a spider drowning, thrashing/swimming in the tank. I tried to fish it out but it buried itself in the gravel and I lost it. A few hours later I was amazed to see it sitting in the weed. Upon closer examination I could see it has six legs, clearly has a head, abdomen and thorax, has a laterally flattened body and it’s abdomen was pulsating, presumably to facilitate breathing. It was then about 10mm long but is now about 15. No fish seem to be disappearing and I have a number of baby guppies which are smaller than it is. But I suspect it is eating snails. I assume it is an insect larva and was probably introduced on the weed, possibly as an egg. But since it is a tropical tank I have no idea whether the weed is of native or foreign origin.
[Show full text]
Assessment of the Risk to Norwegian Biodiversity from Import and Keeping of Crustaceans in Freshwater Aquaria
VKM Report 2021: 02 Assessment of the risk to Norwegian biodiversity from import and keeping of crustaceans in freshwater aquaria Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and Trade in Endangered Species of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment VKM Report 2021: 02 Assessment of the risk to Norwegian biodiversity from import and keeping of crustaceans in freshwater aquaria. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment 15.02.2021 ISBN: 978-82-8259-356-4 ISSN: 2535-4019 Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) Postboks 222 Skøyen 0213 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 21 62 28 00 Email: [email protected] vkm.no vkm.no/english Cover photo: Mohammed Anwarul Kabir Choudhury/Mostphotos.com Suggested citation: VKM, Gaute Velle, Lennart Edsman, Charlotte Evangelista, Stein Ivar Johnsen, Martin Malmstrøm, Trude Vrålstad, Hugo de Boer, Katrine Eldegard, Kjetil Hindar, Lars Robert Hole, Johanna Järnegren, Kyrre Kausrud, Inger Måren, Erlend B. Nilsen, Eli Rueness, Eva B. Thorstad and Anders Nielsen (2021). Assessment of the risk to Norwegian biodiversity from import and keeping of crustaceans in freshwater aquaria. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. VKM report 2021:02, ISBN: 978-82-8259- 356-4, ISSN: 2535-4019. Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM), Oslo, Norway. 2 Assessment of the risk to Norwegian biodiversity from import and keeping of crustaceans in freshwater aquaria Preparation of the opinion The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø, VKM) appointed a project group to draft the opinion.
[Show full text]
Tank Topics May/June 2017
The Greater Akron Aquarium Society Tank Topics May/June 2017 Inside this issue: President’s Message 3 Bud White Editor’s Message 3 Dave Williamson BAP/HAP 4 Wayne Toven Bowl Show 5 David Girard Exchange Review 6 Wayne Toven Membership Report 7 Don Youngkin Just a reminder that Ultra-Aqua 2017 will be here before you know Manifold Program 8 it! Now is the time to think about Growth Program what you would like to enter and Mortality - Todd Zettler 9 begin getting it into condition. Pearl Gourami - Larry Secaur Coming Events 10 2017 GAAS Board of Directors President ....................... Bud White .............................. (330) 571-0394/[email protected] Meeting Notice 10 Vice President ............... Jeff Plazak .............................. (330) 854-5257/[email protected] Treasurer ...................... Rich Serva ............................. (330) 650-4613/[email protected] Secretary....................... Will White ............. (330) 706-9258/[email protected] Important Dates Editor ............................. Dave Williamson .......................................... [email protected] for 2017 Special Activities ........... Dave Girard ................................................. [email protected] BAP/HAP ...................... Wayne Toven ..................... (330) 256-7836/[email protected] March 5 Membership .................. Don Youngkin ........................................... [email protected] Raffle ............................. Phil & Tiffany Hypes ............... (330) 327-6316/[email protected]
[Show full text]
SOUTH AMERICAN DWARF CICHLIDS N302 Apistogramma Baenschi - Inca 3-3,5 Cm 15 65 6,93 EUR 0
Aquaqualitystore jul-17 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.aquaqualitystore.com Nederland PACK Code Genus Species Common Name Size /BAG availability price 0 SOUTH AMERICAN DWARF CICHLIDS N302 Apistogramma Baenschi - Inca 3-3,5 cm 15 65 6,93 EUR 0 N431 Apistogramma Diamond Face 3 - 3,5 cm 4 10 14,85 EUR 0 N432 Apistogramma agas.gold line tucurui Agassiz´s gold line dwarf cichlid 3 - 4 cm 20 20 8,55 EUR 0 N438 Apistogramma agas.rio tefe-blue Agassiz´s Rio Tefe-blue dwarf cichli 3 - 4 cm 20 30 6,92 EUR 0 0080 Apistogramma agassizi double red Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid double red 3 - 4 cm 25 770 2,58 EUR 0 0081 Apistogramma agassizi double red Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid double red XL 20 222 3,80 EUR 0 N334 Apistogramma agassizi gold red Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid gold red3 - 4 cm 25 245 2,87 EUR 0 N336 Apistogramma agassizi red dorsal Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid red dorsal 3 - 4,5 cm 20 50 4,65 EUR 0 0044 Apistogramma agassizi super red Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid super red 3 - 4 cm 20 100 3,32 EUR 0 0051 Apistogramma agassizii Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid 3 - 4 cm 25 50 1,65 EUR 0 N348 Apistogramma bitaeniata peru blue Banded Dwarf Cichlid Peru blue 3 - 4 cm 20 6 8,61 EUR 0 0053 Apistogramma borelli Borelli Dwarf Cichlid, Umbrella cich 2,5-3 cm 25 100 1,83 EUR 0 0290 Apistogramma borelli - paraquai Borelli Dwarf Cichlid parquai 3 - 4 cm 20 100 1,64 EUR 0 0300 Apistogramma borelli - yellow head Borelli Dwarf Cichlid yellow head 3 - 4 cm 20 120 1,67 EUR 0 0055 Apistogramma cacatuoides Cacadu Dwarf Cichlid 3 - 4 cm 25 150 1,83 EUR 0 0056 Apistogramma
[Show full text]
ABSTRACT the Freshwater Shrimp Neocaridina Davidi (N. Heteropoda)
ABSTRACT The freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi (N. heteropoda) (Crustacea, Malacostraca, Decapoda) originates from Asia and is one of the species that is widely available all over the world, because it is the most popular shrimp that is bred in aquaria. The endodermal region of the alimentary system in analyzed species consists of an intestine and a hepatopancreas. The intestine is a tube-shaped organ and the hepatopancreas is composed of two large diverticles that are divided into the blind-end tubules. Hepatopancreatic tubules have three distinct zones – proximal, medial and distal. Among the epithelial cells of the intestine, two types of cells were distinguished – D and E-cells, while three types of cells were observed in the epithelium of the hepatopancreas – F, B and E-cells. Each cell type has a specific role in digestion. The structure and ultrastructure of the midgut have been described using X-ray microtomography, transmission electron microscopy, light and fluorescence microscopes. Three types of cell death were observed in the intestine and hepatopancreas – apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy. Degeneration processes involve the fully developed cells of the midgut epithelium that have contact with the midgut lumen – D-cells in the intestine and B- and F-cells in hepatopancreas, while E-cells (midgut stem cells) did not die. A distinct correlation between the accumulation of E-cells and the activation of apoptosis was detected in the anterior region of the intestine, while necrosis was an accidental process. Degenerating organelles, mainly mitochondria were neutralized and eventually, the activation of cell death was prevented in the entire epithelium due to autophagy.
[Show full text]
The AQUATIC DESIGN CENTRE
The AQUATIC DESIGN CENTRE Ltd 26 Zennor Road Trade Park, Balham, SW12 0PS Phone or WhatsApp: 079 8347 1073 (9:30am - 5:00pm & No Consultancies) [email protected] PLEASE CALL TO CHECK AVAILABILITY ON DAY and MAKE BOOKINGS Complete Freshwater Livestock (APRIL 2020) Livebearers Common Name No. In Stock Limia melanogaster Liverbear sp. 5 Poecilia reticulata Male Yellow Guppy 15 Poecilia reticulata Male Black Guppy 10 Poecilia reticulata Male Red Guppy 5 Poecilia reticulata Male Tuxedo Guppy 5 Poecilia reticulata Male Guppy Asst Colours 20 Poecilia reticulata Female Guppy 15 Poecilia sphenops Black Molly 20 Poecilia sphenops Canary Molly 1 Poecilia sphenops Marble Molly 5 Poecilia sphenops Silver Molly 2 Poecilia wingei Endler's Guppy 12 Xiphophorus hellerii Pineapple Swordtail 12 Xiphophorus hellerii Green Swordtail 10 Xiphophorus hellerii Marble Swordtail 3 Xiphophorus hellerii Kohaku Swordtail, Koi 6 Xiphophorus maculatus Wagtail Platy 10 Xiphophorus maculatus Blue Platy 5 Xiphophorus maculatus Red Platy 15 Xiphophorus maculatus Sunset Platy 5 Tetras Common Name Aphyocharax anisitsi Bloodfin Tetra 12 Arnoldichthys spilopterus Red Eye Tetra 5 Axelrodia riesei Ruby Tetra 10 Boehlkea fredcochui Cochu's blue tetra 20 Crenuchus spilurus Sailfin Characin 3 Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black Widow Tetra 6 Hasemania nana Silver Tipped Tetra 25 Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight Tetra 10 Hemigrammus ocelifer Beacon Tetra 5 Hemigrammus rhodostomus Rummy nose Tetra 5 Hemigrammus vorderwimkieri Platinum Tetra 30 Hyphessobrycon amandae Ember Tetra
[Show full text]
Beautiful, but Also Potentially Invasive
Ekológia (Bratislava) Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 155–162, 2015 DOI:10.1515/eko-2015-0016 BEAUTIFUL, BUT ALSO POTENTIALLY INVASIVE BORIS LIPTÁK*, BARBORA VITÁZKOVÁ South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Pro- tection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Zátiší 728/II, 38925 Vodňany, Czech Republic; e-mail: [email protected] Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina B-1, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic * Author for correspondence Abstract Lipták B., Vitázková B.: Beautiful, but also potentially invasive. Ekológia (Bratislava), Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 155–162, 2015. Introduction of non-indigenous exotic species to new areas, where they may establish viable popula- tions and become invasive, is a considerable problem in the protection of nature worldwide, as these species may alter the indigenous species population structure and potentially even decrease the biodi- versity. The European fauna underwent through major negative changes on the continent and nowa- days, it experiences another new treat, represented by the expanding aquarium pet trade, and with it, associated species (and disease) introductions. Exotic freshwater crustaceans are one of the taxa widely incorporated in the business, counting a remarkable number of species. Recent records of the exotic marbled crayfish or Marmorkrebs (Procambarus fallax f. virginalis) in German in open ecosystems in Slovakia pointed to human-mediated introductions associated with aquarium pet trade in the country. In this regard, a study of the aquarium pet trade both in expositions and shops and online was assessed. Several crustacean taxa are available both in pet trade exhibitions and online through the Internet.
[Show full text]
Large Mothers, but Not Large Fathers, Influence Offspring Number in a Caridean Shrimp
Canadian Journal of Zoology Large mothers, but not large fathers, influence offspring number in a caridean shrimp. Journal: Canadian Journal of Zoology Manuscript ID cjz-2017-0315.R2 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted by the Author: 28-Feb-2018 Complete List of Authors: Sganga, Daniela; Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Tropea, Carolina; Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesDraft Valdora, Marina; Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Statti, María Florencia; Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales López-Greco, Laura; Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales <i>Neocaridina davidi</i>, red cherry shrimp, offspring quality, parental Keyword: size, maternal mass, paternal mass https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/cjz-pubs Page 1 of 27 Canadian Journal of Zoology Large mothers, but not large fathers, influence offspring number in a caridean shrimp. D. E. Sganga1, 2, C. Tropea1, 2, M. Valdora3, M. F. Statti3 and L. S. López Greco1, 2. 1. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción y el Crecimiento de Crustáceos Decápodos. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2. CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 3. CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Cálculo (IC). Buenos Aires, Argentina. e-mails: [email protected], [email protected],Draft [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Corresponding author: L. S. López Greco Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción y el Crecimiento de Crustáceos Decápodos, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
[Show full text]
Aratus Pisonii) Zachary John Cannizzo
University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations Fall 2018 Impacts of Natural and Anthropogenic Colonized Habitats on the Range Shifting Mangrove Tree Crab (Aratus Pisonii) Zachary John Cannizzo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Marine Biology Commons Recommended Citation Cannizzo, Z. J.(2018). Impacts of Natural and Anthropogenic Colonized Habitats on the Range Shifting Mangrove Tree Crab (Aratus Pisonii). (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/5040 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IMPACTS OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC COLONIZED HABITATS ON THE RANGE SHIFTING MANGROVE TREE CRAB (ARATUS PISONII) by Zachary John Cannizzo Bachelor of Science University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2018 Accepted by: Carol L. Boggs, Major Professor Blaine D. Griffen, Committee Member Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Committee Member James L. Pinckney, Committee Member Ilka C. Feller, Committee Member Cheryl L. Addy, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School © Copyright by Zachary John Cannizzo, 2018 All Rights Reserved. ii DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my parents, Greg and Linda, and my fiancée, Aimee for their unwavering love and support. I could not have done it without you. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to begin by thanking my family, who made this journey possible.
[Show full text]
The Effect of Starvation and Re-Feeding on Mitochondrial Potential in the Midgut of Neocaridina Davidi (Crustacea, Malacostraca)
RESEARCH ARTICLE The effect of starvation and re-feeding on mitochondrial potential in the midgut of Neocaridina davidi (Crustacea, Malacostraca) Agnieszka Wøodarczyk1, Lidia Sonakowska1, Karolina Kamińska1, Angelika Marchewka1, Grażyna Wilczek2, Piotr Wilczek3, Sebastian Student4, Magdalena Rost-Roszkowska1* 1 University of Silesia, Department of Animal Histology and Embryology, Katowice, Poland, 2 University of Silesia, Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, Katowice, Poland, 3 Heart Prosthesis Institute, Bioengineering Laboratory, Zabrze, Poland, 4 Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Automatic Control, Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Gliwice, Poland a1111111111 a1111111111 * [email protected] a1111111111 a1111111111 a1111111111 Abstract The midgut in the freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi (previously named N. heteropoda) (Crustacea, Malacostraca) is composed of a tube-shaped intestine and a large hepatopan- creas that is formed by numerous blind-ended tubules. The precise structure and ultrastruc- OPEN ACCESS ture of these regions were presented in our previous papers, while here we focused on the Citation: Wøodarczyk A, Sonakowska L, Kamińska ultrastructural changes that occurred in the midgut epithelial cells (D-cells in the intestine, B- K, Marchewka A, Wilczek G, Wilczek P, et al. (2017) The effect of starvation and re-feeding on and F- cells in the hepatopancreas) after long-term starvation and re-feeding. We used mitochondrial potential in the midgut
[Show full text]