Scientific
Name
 Macrobrachium sp.
Common
Names
 Rusty Macro
Origin
 India
Water
Parameters
 Temp: 70 to 78
PH: 7.0 to 8.5
Total Hardness: 200 to 500
Feeding
 Scavenger, Algae, Detritus, Dead Plant and animal matter, flakes and pellets,
Will eat smaller shrimp and fish
Maximum Size
 3 inches
Breeding
 Temp: 70 to 78
PH: 7.0 to 8.5
Total Hardness: 200 to 500
Notes: Completely Evolved
Compatibility
 Species With Possible Hybridization: Unknown
Safe to Mix With: Medium sized fish, Dwarf crayfish,
Never Mix With: Small fish and shrimp, any crustacean eating fish
Additional
Comments
 This shrimp is almost never seen. It is hard to get out of India to the US
without allot of DOA's. The ones i have been able to get in are expensive
because of this. I have obtained them from local hobbyists before.
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