Red Claw Macro Shrimp

I have been reading about Red Claw Macro Shrimp. Was wondering if anyone had any experience with these guys?

Thinking about getting some...

They can be a little on the aggressive side. But, other than that, their requirements are pretty much the same as other dwarf species.

James0816 wrote:

They can be a little on the aggressive side. But, other than that, their requirements are pretty much the same as other dwarf species.

Thanks for the info...

Now to find some...

I just ordered some the other day... I will post here how it goes when i get them....

well my red claws arrived today. They are in a 20 gallon tank for now to see how they do. I am working getting some good pictures. Cool thing is two of the female are berried

Just took this picture its not very good the light is junk in that tank....

It is the alpha male and a couple females.

That's a nawce pic, I think that the one on the right might be part Predator! Nice Camo - see through! Do they look iridescent under a blue lighting?

Dabula wrote:

That's a nawce pic, I think that the one on the right might be part Predator! Nice Camo - see through! Do they look iridescent under a blue lighting?

Dont know what they look like under blue lights dont have any lol. But they are predators. There was 9 ghost shrimp in there yesterday. This morning there is only one LOL. They took out a Ramshorn Snail.

very nice. awesome

thanks.

I have been watching them a lot the last few days learning about their behavior. What I though was a big male is actually an adult female. The shrimp i have identified as male are still small. The Three males have all planted there flag in a spot in the tank. It is funny to watch them. It looks like they are showing gang signs to each other then they will fight a little bit then run back to their territory lol.

I am going to keep a close eye on the males when they get to rough with each other I will separate them so they don't kill one another.

These Shrimp are very active especially the females. Always running around searching for food.

The two berried Females haven't dropped the eggs so I’m keeping a close watch on them to see if i can see the eyes in the eggs. I don’t know how long they have been pregnant so no clue when they will hatch.

Took some more photos today.

Red Macro hanging out on a fake rock...





Red Claw Macro about to Murder a Ramshorn Snail lol

Just a little update....

So These shrimp are alot of fun to watch. They tend to hide but once you put some food in the tank they all come out and go crazy. So far I have found they are not fans of algae wafers or shrimp food. But they love snails dead or alive, Krill, and Tetrachiclid flakes.

Their are four juvinile cherry shrimp in the tank with them. I guess I Missed them when I took the others out of the tank. So far they haven't been eaten by the red claws.

When they are not out looking for food they are normally in there hiding places. The males have been behaving they just sit there waving at eachother. When the females start fighting a male will break them up.

Took some Pictures of my Red Claws this morning...

First picture is of an adult female cherry shrimp and a Juvenile red claw so you can get the idea of just how big these shrimp are...