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The kreisel tank
Text and photos courtesy of Melanie "Curlz" Schmitz, translated by Ulli Bauer   The kreisel tank    

Breeding land hermit crabs
Text and photos courtesy of Melanie Schmitz, translated by Ulli Bauer   Breeding land hermit crabs (Summary of my breeding report from January...

Newly described: four Neosarmatium species
By Oliver Mengedoht   Neosarmatium africanum, Photo: Oliver Mengedoht

How to participate in aquascaping contests
by Timo Wünsche   Hi, in the commentaries of my blog I was asked what has to be done if someone wants to participate in an aquascaping contest,...

Visiting ... Astrid Weber
Astrid Weber was so nice as to give us some insights into her work.

New Posters by Chris Lukhaup, available at the pet animal fair in Hannover this weekend
Fresh from the press, ready for the exhibition - size A1, and of course as CO2 neutral print! Limited to 250 copies, available at Chris Lukhaup's...

News of Garnelenchampionat
   This time we have a registration of about approx. 170 shrimp show groups - a new record! This is going to be the most attractive...

Garnelenchampionat News
  Reminder: Registration deadline for the shrimp contest is on January 15, 2012 - those who haven't registered yet and would like to...

News of the Garnelenchampionat
Again, we have some news to spread.  

White Taiwan Bee
Among Michael Nadal's Taiwan Bees some shrimps have cropped up which he calls "White Taiwan Bee", in accordance with the White Bee Shrimp - Shrimp...

All the best for 2012
The Crustahunters wish you a good start in 2012 and a great new year!

Garnelenchampionat News
We have some news about tickets and arrival to spread: http://www.garnelenchampionat.de/2011/infos Order deadline for cheaper hotel rooms on...

DIY – Planaria trap

You'll need: a film container, half a Kinder surprise egg container, a small Tupperware (C) container or something similar gauze, mosquito net,...

Determining the bacterial count - DIYS

Short how-to for making a culture medium that may give you insight over the bacterial count in your aquarium water. by Bernhard Ehmer, translated by...

News of the 4th International Shrimp Championship
We have some interesting Shrimp Championship news to spread.    Piles of prizes to be won!: to the prizes   Thoddy and the Shrimp...

White Cardinal Shrimp - Caridina dennerli
In Sindy Geißler's Sulawesi tank, some Cardinal shrimp have cropped up that do not have any red pigmentation, and it looks like this characteristic...

Update Pinto-Bees (Caridina cf. cantonensis)
Astrid Weber sent Chris Lukhaup new Pinto Bees for photographing.

Crossbreeding experiment, take three ... (Paracaridina sp. x Caridina cf. cantonensis)
Marian Bungeroth has successfully crossed a female Blue Bee Shrimp (Paracaridina sp.) with a male Black Bee Shrimp (Caridina cf. cantonensis)....

Shrimp Escape - Where to and why?
  Time and again you find these questions in the forums ... shrimpkeepers tend to ask them especially when they found one of their shrimp where...

Interbreeding database has been actualised
We have actualised our interbreeding database and is now up to date.   The 1:1 mode allows you to select two species or variants and gives you...

Fallicambarus (F.) wallsi (Decapoda: Cambaridae), an new burrowing crayfish from eastern Texas
Dan Johnson has described another new crayfish, this one originates from eastern Texas.  

Procambarus (Ortmannicus) luxus (Decapoda: Cambaridae), a new crayfish from southern Texas
Daniel Johnson has described a new crayfish from southern Texas:   

Nano-Days Goettingen 2011
Nano-Days Goettingen/Germany - September 02 to 04, 2011 With large nano exhibition (aquariums freshwater/marine, terrariums)  

Yellow Fire Neon
Like all Neocaridina color morphs, the Yellow Fire (Neocaridina heteropoda)  has a variant with a more or less pronounced stripe down its back...

IAPLC - Results
The results of the 11th International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest are out.   1603 submissions from 55 countries and regions were judged by an...

Crossbreeding experiment, take two ... (Caridina trifasciata x Caridina cf. cantonensis)
Bastien Lux from Skaii and Shrimps, France, also has successfully crossed Caridina cf. cantonensis (Black Bee Hinomaru) with Caridina trifasciata....

Crossbreeding experiments, first take ... (Paracaridina x Caridina)
Bastien Lux from Skaii and Shrimp, France, has managed to cross a female Camouflage Tiger (Paracaridina (Caridina) meridionalis) with a male Black...

The Hunters at Practical Fishkeeping Magazine
The Hunters are visiting Practical Fishkeeping Magazine right now. (For Nathan Hill's article please click here.)

The Holland Shrimp Show
The 19th of August it’s happening again! World’s biggest Koi event will open its doors for the 19th time in de Kasteeltuinen in Arcen, from 19 – 21...

Bee Shrimps from Sweden
Janne Johansson from Sweden has sent me two very nice blue tiger shrimps without stripes and a red ruby shrimp with a great shadow pattern.

Scientists Discover Fossil of Giant Ancient Sea Predator
Text and Pictures courtesy of Yale University. The original can be found here.

Geosesarma cf. tiomanicum bred in captivity
Geosesarma cf. tiomanicum have not often been bred in captivity, in contrast to most other species of this genus.  

Tank-bred Cambarellus montezumae

Chris has brought this Cambarellus montezumae home from Vivarium fair in The Netherlands. Most C. montezumae in the trade unfortunately are none,...

First photo world-wide of Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) blacki!

After a search of many years, Chris Lukhaup has finally been able to find the endangered species Cambarellus blacki in a cypress swamp in the north...

IAPLC - the International Plants Layout Contest
You're an aquascaping enthusiast, and you'd like to show the world your scape. This is your chance to enter your application for IAPLC, the...

New Taiwan Bee colour morph
Astrid Weber (Schnurpel) has presented a new colour morph of the Taiwan Bee which she calls Taiwan Bee Pinto.

The flag photo - an interview with Chris Lukhaup
  Chris, how did you get the idea to create such a flag picture? Was this work commissioned?  

The internal anatomy of crayfish
Most of a crayfish's inner organs are located in the cephalothorax (i.e. the head/thoracical area). In the abdomen, the domineering characterstics...

The external anatomy of river crayfish
Crustaceans, like insects, belong to the arthropods. The body of the river crayfish is subdivided into abdomen (posterior) and cephalothorax (fused...

Literature: The Book of ADA
The Book of ADA is far more than just a catalogue. On over 200 pages you don't only see beautiful tanks decorated and photographed by Takashi Amano,...

New Euastacus described from eastern New South Wales

A new crayfish has been described by Jason Coughran and Robert B. McCormack. The paper titled Euastacus morgani sp. n., a new spiny crayfish (...

Do it Yourself - Lava backdrop
You need: lava pieces, around 5 to 7 cm large (e.g. lava rocks for gas grills from your local hardware store) silicone (possibly transparent,...

Another unknown black Cherax
This beautiful Cherax from Papua New Guinea has not been identified yet, and might even be a new species. At the moment, it's got the working title "...

Shrimp from Sulawesi
Chris got new shrimp from Sulawesi/Indonesia to photograph, and Werner Klotz identified them.   Caridina sulawesi, Loc. 1, Bulusero  ...

Snail from Sulawesi
Chris got this new snail from Sulawesi from Aquarium Dietzenbach. Thomas von Rintelen identified it as Miratesta celebensis Sarasin & Sarasin,...

Mystery snail is now a species
Our well-known and well-liked apple or mystery snail, available in so many different colour variants, has long been addressed as a Pomacea bridgesii...

New Cherax
On the Internet, this new Cherax, called "Black Scorpion", is described as Cherax holthuisi. However, genetical examinations have proved that this is...

AllStar-Shrimps - new poster by Chris Lukhaup
  At AQUA-FISCH  trade fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Chris Lukhaup's new poster will be available for the first time. The print is CO2...

Chocolate Shrimp - another N. heteropoda variant
Text and pics by Uwe Zeitler of Garnelenkeller Here I'd like to present you my most recent acquisition from Taiwan.

New Neocaridina variants
Chris has been able to photograph some beauties...

Procambarus clarkii "Ghost"
During the Pet Animal Fair in Hannover, Frank Schenk presented two of his Procambarus clarkii "Ghost". Pix by Chris Luhkaup   Michael Nadal...

Some of Frank Schenk's shrimp
Frank Schenk gave Chris some shrimp to photograph. Red Tiger (Caridina cf. cantonensis):   Rili (Neocaridina heteropoda)

Bumblebee x Bee Shrimp
Chris visited Klaus Gottschalk and was able to photograph the F2 of a crossbreed between bumblebee and bee shrimp. Klaus told him that the F1 looked...

New crayfish species in Tennessee and Alabama
  1-19-11 |by Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor | +1-217-333-5802; diya@illinois.edu  

Sulawesi 2008
In 2008, Frank and Karsten Logemann went to Sulawesi with Roland Numrich of Mimbon, and had a good look at the shrimp, crabs and snails in their...

IAPLC - International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest
Join ADA's international aquascaping competition - everything starts with your application!

Neocaridina heteropoda "Purple Velvet" and N. heteropoda "Purple Fire"
By Rafał Maciaszek (Kumak Shrimp), Poland   In November 2009 I found some red cherry with discolarate places on their body. I selected them,...

AquascapingWorld Competition 2010/2011
AquascapingWorld Competition 2010/2011 AquaScaping WORLD Competition: Now OPEN!       The AquaScaping WORLD Competition (ASWC) is now...

In Brazil with the Plantahunters
Chris Lukhaup is on the road again - this time he and the Plantahunters from Dennerle are searching for water plants and aquatic animals in Brazil....

Mangrove forests - "almost too late" was yesterday (part 2)
One might wonder what the special relevance of magrove forests might be for us humans ... and I've also found some answers to that question.  ...

Paracardina sp. - Mustang Shrimp
The attractive mustang shrimp, a Paracaridina sp., is found in China. The species is currently being identified scientifically.   In the habitat...

Do it Yourself - Shrimp Trap
You need: 1 empty PET bottle (this one has a volume of 0.5 litres). Rinse well (don't forget to clean the thread) and remove the label. Glue rests...

Mangrove forests - "almost too late" was yesterday (part 1)
Recently I bought the latest issue of KORALLE, a German marine aquaristics magazine. In there I found a short article about disappearing mangrove...

Crayfish from Missouri
More subtle hues can also be very beautiful... Here are some of the most spectacular river crayfish from Missouri, USA - this list does not claim to...

Do it Yourself - moss net
If you don't really trust pre-planted stainless steel grids in your tank you can easily turn some glass fibre plaster grid into a moss net.  ...

Caridina thambipillai – orange

This is not really a newly imported shrimp but in fact a well-known one.   The still unfamiliar name of Caridina thambipillai has recently been...

World's oldest shrimp found
Rodney Feldman, professer emeritus, and Carrie Schweitzer, associate professor, of Kent State University, have examined the oldest shrimp fossil to...

Trade Fair Animal 2010, Stuttgart, Germany
Animal Trade Fair 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany, was a great success. A good 40,000 visitors, and our cool Aquaambiente lounge, a symbiosis of great...

Alarming news from Sulawesi
Alarming news have reached us from Lake Matano on Sulawesi. Last week I was told that Cichlasoma managuese (Parachromis managuensis) were introduced...

BRAZIL - Amazon - TRAVELOGUE by Wirbellosen-Auktionshaus
A team of Wirbellosen-Auktionshaus was in Brazil.  

Crossing Snow White shrimp with Red Bee shrimp
Snow White Shrimp (Caridina cf. cantonensis) are a red bee shrimp color variant. Despite their white basic color their appearance as well as...

Marbled crayfish - an underestimated danger
Recent events have prompted me to issue a warning regarding marbled crayfish here.   Marbled crays carry crayfish plague and reproduce...

News from India and Vietnam by Mimbon
Chris has been able to photograph some animals Mimbon has recently imported from Vietnam and India. Among them a mini longnose shrimp said to grow...

Irian Jaya/West Papua with Chris Lukhaup
Hi Chris, it's great that you've taken the time to talk about your last expedition to Western Papua with us. How did you get the idea of going there...

Hong Kong - very interesting for tankkeepers
When someone mentions "Hong Kong", we immediately think of its world-famous skyline, a truly awesome sight. However, Hong Kong is also anything...

New Neocaridina variant – Rili Shrimp
A new color variant of Neocaridina heteropoda “red” has been bred and was given the name Rili Shrimp. As a Neocaridina variant they need the same...

CRUSTAHUNTER TOUR – Western Papua w/ Chris Lukhaup and Andreas Karge
Hi everybody, we were going crayfish hunting again, this time we went searching for Cherax species and other inverts in the rainforests of...

Hong Kong - Very interesting for tankkeepers
When someone mentions "Hong Kong", we immediately think of its world-famous skyline, a truly awesome sight. However, Hong Kong is also anything...

Coenobita food list
Please note: Zeaxanthin is a very important carotinoid for all Coenobita. Carotinoids belong to the class of terpenes and cause a yellow to reddish...

Calendar for 2011 by Chris Lukhaup
Hi, for those who’s like to start organizing their appointments for 2011 already, pre-order your calendar at Amazon. Issued by DähneVerlag in...

In Chile again!
Hi, Chris is home away from home again, in Chile, working for the Chilean Environment Agency, CONAMA. Aquaristics is still very much in itsf...

New snails and clams from Vietnam
Hi, Mimbon has also been able to import some new snail as well as a clam species from Vietnam, however, at the moment we do not have more specific...
May 17

The kreisel tank

written by Ulli Bauer

Text and photos courtesy of Melanie "Curlz" Schmitz, translated by Ulli Bauer

 

The kreisel tank

Anzuchtkreisel 

 

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May 16

Breeding land hermit crabs

written by Ulli Bauer

Text and photos courtesy of Melanie Schmitz, translated by Ulli Bauer

 

Breeding land hermit crabs

(Summary of my breeding report from January 12, 2012 to March 5, 2012)

 

 

Planning/objective

 

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May 05

Tiger shrimp in the wild

written by Ulli Bauer

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White and Blue Pearl shrimp newly classified
Author: Ulli Bauer 04/17/2012 - 17:21 (...)
Newly described: four Neosarmatium species
Author: Ulli Bauer 03/27/2012 - 16:33 By Oliver Mengedoht   Neosarmatium africanum, Photo: Oliver Mengedoht (...)
How to participate in aquascaping contests
Author: Ulli Bauer 03/19/2012 - 00:11 by Timo Wünsche   Hi, in the commentaries of my blog I was asked what has to be done if someone wants to participate in an aquascaping contest,... (...)

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The kreisel tank
Author: Ulli Bauer 05/17/2012 - 14:21 Text and photos courtesy of Melanie "Curlz" Schmitz, translated by Ulli Bauer   The kreisel tank     (...)
Breeding land hermit crabs
Author: Ulli Bauer 05/16/2012 - 12:17 Text and photos courtesy of Melanie Schmitz, translated by Ulli Bauer   Breeding land hermit crabs (Summary of my breeding report from January... (...)
Tiger shrimp in the wild
Author: Ulli Bauer 05/05/2012 - 11:07 (...)
How to prepare and ship shrimp for identification purposes
Author: Ulli Bauer 05/04/2012 - 21:45 By Werner Klotz   Many freshwater shrimp simply cannot be identified by mere photos of the live animal. Exact identification is often only... (...)
Universal trap for shrimp larvae // Breeding Box // propagation tank // quarantining facility // ... DIY
Author: Ulli Bauer 03/02/2012 - 10:03 Original text and pictures by Heinz Peter Hippenstiel Translated by Ulli Bauer   Preface: (...)

Travel logs

Friday, September 16 - Carsten Logemann in Tokyo
Author: Ulli Bauer 09/17/2011 - 20:38 Tokyo Airport, scorching sun, 29°C, a light wind, Carsten is in a good mood.     From the airport on by bus, for around 2 hours, and to... (...)
Sulawesi 2011, videos by the Logemann brothers
Author: René Türckheim 07/22/2011 - 14:40 (...)
Fish of the Ancient Lakes
Author: Ulli Bauer 07/13/2011 - 09:38 We saw many small halfbeaks between the mangroves (unfortunately we did not take any photos), lots of fish fry and some larger ones (see photos) ...... (...)