Giant Freshwater Prawn

Nocky

Ivan they don't taste exactly the same as Banana's, mainly because of the saltwater and freshwater thing, I also doubt they would crap enough to keep your system going, unless you have hundreds, but I also imagine they would be similar to yabbies or koonacs which can be muddy tasting direct from the dam or river (as are trout, river trout can taste down right horrible when the get the muddy river taste, but tank ones are perfect) Dagz will have to stop teasing me and just get bout their :lol:

Dagz

Nocky wrote:

Dagz will have to stop teasing me and just get bout their :lol:

hehe.

no teasin Nocky, we goin out with the littleuns hopefully July August.
just cross your fingers i can get some due to the cold weather... :-D

Nocky

best i can do Dagz, will hang on for a month or so, I still considering getting some for $8 each, asked them to quote on smaller shrimp and bigger quantity but no reply, they must of twigged I'm going to breed them

grunta · **Joined:** Jun 20th, '08, 21:21 **Posts:** 280 **Gender:**

is there any one from the north west of W.A like around Broome that is a member here? may be some one could organise some Cherabin to get sent down?

my sister used to cath them around Broome but she no longer lives up that way.

just a thought, i would grab some, any one els intrested?

Nocky

Spoke to a mate about them Grunta, we doubt they would survive in Perth or here, just too cold, same as Barra would only be a few months of the year, but you can always try and prove us wrong

Chappo

Nocky wrote:

best i can do Dagz, will hang on for a month or so, I still considering getting some for $8 each, asked them to quote on smaller shrimp and bigger quantity but no reply, they must of twigged I'm going to breed them

Nocky ,, we are talking Rosenbergii ???
If your going to breed them how is your access to ocean water?? They simply do NOT breed in river ( fresh) water.
In Thailand they are bred to a cm or so by the governemnt , huge water trucks ship fresh sea water up to the hatcheries.

Dagz ,, with the above complications and the fact of their complex initial morphs ,, for a bit of fish food you would be far better of with yabby/red-claw or even a normal type prawn.

grunta · **Joined:** Jun 20th, '08, 21:21 **Posts:** 280 **Gender:**

was thinking about trying to keep some breeders in an aquarium through the winter and if lucky enough to breed them it might be posable to grow some out through the summer.
I dont handle this cold weather that well so i know any northen species wont eather. brrrr.

but I am hopeing you come through Nocky, I will be waiting in line when you start breeding the ones your waiting for.

I am wishing you lots of luck!

grunta · **Joined:** Jun 20th, '08, 21:21 **Posts:** 280 **Gender:**

the fisheries report on page 4 of this thread makes it sound quite easy to bread M, rosenbergii and the amount of larvae you can get from just 1 female at around 15 cm long would sugest that if you had 4 or 5 of these you would end up with more than enough for your self and some, salt / brackish water is only needed for a short period? grow out is in fresh water,

RupertofOZ

Chappo wrote:

Nocky ,, we are talking Rosenbergii ???

Well, we were Chappo... somehow we've gone from Giant Freshwater Prawn... to shrimp... :lol:

RupertofOZ

M. Australiense... like AquaBlue stocks and sells.... are not M. Rosenbergii.... and don't grow to anywhere near the same size... or have similar breeding patterns AFAIK...

Chappo

Nope it's still a friggen prawn:)
It's just I know a fair bit about Rorenbergii and very little about Australiencis ,,? Spelling)

RupertofOZ

Chappo wrote:

Nope it's still a friggen prawn:)

grunta · **Joined:** Jun 20th, '08, 21:21 **Posts:** 280 **Gender:**

i have seen Cherabin (M, rosenbergii) in pet shops around perth from time to time and they are one heck of a shrimp! on the juce I'd say, lol

RupertofOZ

grunta wrote:

i have seen Cherabin (M, rosenbergii) in pet shops around perth from time to time and they are one heck of a shrimp! on the juce I'd say, lol

Yep... they're definitely a "prawn".... that's why I said M. Australiense were a "shrimp"... by comparison.. :lol:

Nocky

Well somehow the thread went from american prawn to aussie shrimp and mostly been talking M.Australiense and they look quite large from the live fish pics, they do eat fish in aquariums as well,
Rupe got onto neil about them and has had a bad year for Australiense so NA, but much cheaper than the $8 ea that the other mob want

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