Tenaga shrimps are native to East Asia, including Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, and belong to the Tenaga family of shrimps (decapods). Tenaga shrimps have a green or grayish brown body color. It is also famous as a shrimp with long hands. In this article, I would like to explain in detail the characteristics of these tenagaebi and how to keep them.
What is a Tenaga Shrimp?
The tenagaebi is a shrimp of the family Tenagaebiidae of the order Shrimps (decapods). The tenaga shrimp originates from East Asia, including Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The body color of the tenaga shrimp is green or grayish brown.Relatively young individuals have translucent bodies with black stripes that may resemble threadfin shrimps. The most distinctive feature of the tenaga shrimp is its long, well-developed second pedipalp. The tenaga shrimp is mostly carnivorous, feeding on aquatic animals and fish carcasses in nature. Rarely, they may also eat algae and other plant matter.
熱帯魚を、専門店に見に行くとたくさんの種類に驚きます。値段も違えば、体の大きさや見た目も大きく違うので何を基準に選べばいいのか迷います。今回はそんな熱帯魚の種類について詳しく説明していきたいと思います。 熱帯魚の分類 カ[…]
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How to keep tenaga shrimps
Tenaga shrimps can be an easy variety to keep. The life span of the tenaga shrimp is about 2 to 3 years. Their body size is approximately 5 to 20 cm. However, both lifespan and body size vary depending on the environment in which they are kept and the food they are fed. They prefer slightly alkaline to neutral water quality, especially at a pH of 7.0 to 8.0. The shrimp prefers a water temperature of around 20°C and dislikes high temperatures. Therefore, keep them in a well-ventilated place and avoid high temperatures during the summer months. On the other hand, in winter, they can be kept indoors without any problem even without using a heater.
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Points to keep in mind when mixing swimmers
Regarding mixed swimming, tenagaebi have a ferocious disposition. They are also very territorial, so care must be taken when keeping them in a small space (small aquarium). Therefore, depending on the species being mixed, the tenagaebi may attack more relentlessly than usual, which may result in the weakening of the species that was attacked.Recommended species for mixing with tenagaebi are killifish in general and small fish such as neon tetras, caracins, and red fins. However, if the killifish or neon tetras are weak, the tenagaebi may think they are food and attack them, so if you see them weakening, move them to another tank as soon as possible. If you see them weakening, move them to a different aquarium as soon as possible. Even if you keep only tenaga shrimps in a tank of less than 30cm, you need to be careful because cannibalism may occur. If you keep tenaga shrimps and other species swimming together, please make sure that they have a place to hide by adding some aquatic plants.
まず、金魚を飼おうと思った際にいれるものが必要になってきます。その時にまず思いつくのが水槽です。しかし、水槽には大きさや形状など様々なものがあります。今回は、水槽について説明していきたいと思います。 水槽を選ぶポイントについて[…]
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Points about spawning
Many people who keep tenaga shrimps want to breed them. In order to breed tenaga shrimps, it is necessary to know the characteristics of the "bilateral migratory type". The bilateral migratory type refers to the act of moving back and forth between sea and fresh water.Tenaga shrimps enter the bilateral migratory type. When breeding tenaga shrimps, you need to prepare brackish water (water made by dividing seawater into half with freshwater) for them to breed. There are several ways to prepare brackish water, such as diluting seawater by half with tap water (fresh water) or dissolving artificial seawater sold at specialty stores with tap water (fresh water). Brackish water is very troublesome to manage rather than to make. For this reason, it is said that it is difficult to breed tenagaebi. However, if you can make brackish water well, all you have to do is to put in spawning beds or water plants and wait until the eggs hatch. Once hatched, the fry feed on bacteria and moss in the water and grow. After hatching and repeated molting, the fry will be able to adapt to freshwater after about a month, so if you are thinking of moving to freshwater, please start the transition gradually from this time.
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Points to keep in mind when keeping tenaga shrimps
Tenaga shrimps can be one of the most habit-forming varieties of shrimp to keep. This is because they are carnivorous, ferocious, and territorial. Therefore, there are many troublesome aspects to keeping them, such as the need to carefully consider the species with which they will swim together, but the long hands (scissors) that are a characteristic of tenagaebi are very powerful and worth keeping.Because of their tendency to cannibalize each other, few specialty stores carry tenagaebi. However, the tenagaebi has the advantage of being a large shrimp that can grow up to 20 cm in length, a feature not found in any other shrimp, so if you are interested in tenagaebi, we recommend that you visit a specialty store to see them.