Familie: Palaemonidae
Geister-Garnele: die durchsichtige Palaemonetes paludosus aus dem Südosten der USA. 3-5 cm, sehr robust bei 18-28 °C, ein mutiger Algenfresser mit sichtbaren Organen.
Ghost Shrimp is the glass-clear Palaemonetes paludosus from the southeastern United States, sold everywhere as an inexpensive 'glass shrimp' for algae duty — and frequently underestimated. Its body is almost entirely transparent, organs, gut contents and even a clutch of green eggs visible as if through a window, which makes it a living anatomy lesson and a fascinating algae eater at the same time. It grows to 3-5 cm, tolerates 18-28 °C across a wide pH range, and handles conditions that kill fancier shrimp, though it appreciates the same clean, stable water as any invertebrate. In the aquarium it is an active, bold forager that picks food from plants, glass and gravel, and it swims openly even in bright light. Breeding is possible in freshwater: the female carries 20-30 eggs that hatch as tiny larvae needing microscopic food — most clutches vanish into filters or get eaten, but occasional juveniles appear in dense plantings. Peaceful with everything too small to eat it, and best kept in groups of five or more.
Pflegeleicht. Peaceful but opportunistic; Groups of 3 or more.
Halte das Wasser bei 18–28 °C. 18–28 °C stable range. Stable 18–28 °C; very tolerant.
Ausgewachsen 3–5 cm. Wegen seiner Lebensweise (Bottom — transparent ghost cruising plants) sind 30 L oder mehr sinnvoll.
Omnivore-scavenger; accepts all foods, including detritus. Ergänze Futter mit Frost- oder Lebendfutter.
Peaceful but opportunistic; Groups of 3 or more. Gute Partner: Virtually any peaceful community fish — Hardy enough for beginner community tanks, Other shrimp species — No aggression between shrimp, Snails and peaceful bottom fish — Shares the cleanup crew.Nicht mit Copper-based medications — Lethal to all invertebrates, Large predators — Even ghost shrimp are eaten by big fish, Anabantoid bettas with attitude — May harass or nip at molting shrimp.
Stammt aus North America — southeastern United States; lebt in warm springs, swamps and slow streams with vegetation. Still to gentle current; moderate oxygen.
Diese Art springt: Deckel unbedingt schließen.
In der Zucht: breeds in freshwater but the eggs hatch as free-swimming larvae needing infusoria or powdered foods; survival in a planted tank is occasional rather than guaranteed. Females carry 20-30 green eggs visibly through the transparent abdomen.. Females are larger and deeper-bodied with a visible green egg mass; males slimmer and smaller..