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A dedicated forum and online store for the Opae ula shrimp! 

This section is to discuss anything Opae ula shrimp and brackish water related. e.g Nerite snails, algae etc..
 #1512  by odin
 
See: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/ ... r-1st-time

I saw this article and read through to the bottom and it listed something very interesting:

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The link leads to this page when it describes the shrimp: http://hawaiinaturejournal.weebly.com/h ... red-shrimp

Now is this anything to do with some sellers disappearing or have some sources just got some wires crossed?
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 #1513  by opae ula related
 
https://www.federalregister.gov/documen ... e-hawaiian

Per the reading, it is the "Procaris Hawaiana"

They are talked about in the "Hawaiian Anchialine Pools" book. They are found in two pool groups in Maui and two pools in the Big Island.

Good that more animal/plants are on the list. Clap to to the government! :grin2:
 #1516  by opae ula related
 
odin wrote:Ahh nice find! i was worried there for a second, looks like the website i listed has it wrong! i should email them and get them to correct it.

Yeah, tell them your name is Odin from Opaeula.co.uk and they might quote you. :tongue:
 #1522  by odin
 
opae ula related wrote:Do you think in our lifetime, the ones that are endemic to Hawaii like the Metabetaeus Lohena and Opae Ula will be on the list? :upset:
I really hope not, if I had to pick one that would be on it first I'd have to say the alphas. While Opae Ula shrimp are still being used as seahorse food due to their abundance I think tank owners are going to be free to buy them still. I wouldn't be able to stop keeping them now though.