I have now set up a tank specifically for fairy shrimp that hatched from the dirt I collected last thursday. I have 15 of them swimming around this 10 gal.



This series of photos shows various light techniques I use to get better photos on such a small animal. They are about 4mm now.

lol woah they look like little floating strings with eyes. the only thing I ever saw that even came close to those would be brine shrimp. neat though.

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Wow, so tiny, won't they get ****ed up into the filter?

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Donna, those uplift tubes pull the water through the substrate, there is no chance of the little guys being hurt. This is a great project to do with children who are interested in science.

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That is exactly what I was thinking. Seeing as how their lifecycle is very similar I would guess that they are closely related.

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Those things look like some "sea monkeys" that I used to have when I was younger...

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fairy shrimp and brine shrimp (artemia salina) are very closely related to the "sea monkeys" (artemia nyos) that are commonly sold in kits. I used to be a nut for these guys back when I was 12. I was only allowed sea monkeys as pets then, so I had a bout 3 different sea monkey kits and a triops kit. They all kept me happy until I discovered herps. WHAT A TRANSITION! lol nice pix. One thing is that there is a possibility that even and under gravel filter will pull any babies they might have into the filter. Other than that, i love your setup

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They dont have babies, they drop eggs (cysts). The substrate is sand, so nothings getting through. Im intentionaly raising them for their eggs, so once I see them, I will most likely remove them to a container with no substrate. Im hoping to have the species Thamnocephalus platyurus. It is a larger species of fairy shrimp.

I caught some wild last year, and this dirt was collected at the same pool. They are still too small to be identified, but their behavior seems to be very similar.

Btw, these are babies, they are all less than 1 week old.

Below is a list of Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole shrimp of the United States. The species I have found and had identified are in bold. I will be sending off my Triops for identification this week.


ORDER FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME AUTHOR COMMON NAME
ANOSTRACA ARTEMIIDAE ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA Kellog, 1906 SAN FRANCISCO BRINE SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA ARTEMIIDAE ARTEMIA GRACILIS Verrill, 1869 WOODENTUB BRINE SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA ARTEMIIDAE ARTEMIA MONICA Verrill, 1869 MONO LAKE BRINE SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA CAMPESTRIS Lynch, 1960 POCKED POUCH FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA COLORADENSIS Packard, 1874 COLORADO FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA CONSERVATIO Eng, Belk and Eriksen, 1990 CONSERVANCY FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA CORNIGERA Lynch, 1958 HORNED FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA DISSIMILIS Lynch, 1972 DISSIMILAR FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA GIGAS Lynch, 1937 GIANT FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA HIBERNA Rogers and Fugate, 2001 WINTER FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA KAIBABENSIS Belk and Fugate, 2000 KAIBAB FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA LINDAHLI Packard, 1883 VERSITLE FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA LONGIANTENNA Eng, Belk and Eriksen, 1990 LONGHORN FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA LYNCHI Eng, Belk and Eriksen, 1990 VERNAL POOL FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA MACKINI Dexter, 1956 ALKALI FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA MESOVALLENSIS Belk and Fugate, 2000 MIDVALLEY FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA PACKARDI Pearse, 1912 ROCK POOL FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA PALUDOSA Muller, 1788 CIRCUMPOLAR FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA POTASSA Belk, 1979 POTASSIUM LOVING FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA READINGI Belk, 2000 EASTERN ALKALI FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA BRANCHINECTIDAE BRANCHINECTA SANDIEGONENSIS Fugate, 1993 SAN DIEGO FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE ARTEMIOPSIS STEPHANSSONI Johansen, 1921 SEALED POUCH FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE DEXTERIA FLORIDANA (Dexter, 1953) FLORIDA FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS BUNDYI Forbes, 1876 KNOBBEDLIP FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS HOLMANII (Ryder, 1879) EASTERN FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS INTRICATUS Hartland-Rowe, 1967 SMOOTHLIP FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS MOOREI Brtek, 1967 COASTAL PLAIN FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS NEGLECTUS Garman, 1926 NEGLECTED FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS OREGONIUS Creaser, 1930 OREGON FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS ORNATUS Holmes, 1910 ORNATE FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS SERRATUS Forbes, 1876 ETHOLOGIST FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA CHIROCEPHALIDAE EUBRANCHIPUS VERNALIS (Verrill, 1869) SPRINGTIME FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA LINDERIELLIDAE LINDERIELLA OCCIDENTALIS (Dodds, 1923) CALIFORNIA FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA LINDERIELLIDAE LINDERIELLA SANTAROSAE Thiery and Fugate, 1876 SANTA ROSA PLATEAU FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA POLYARTEMIIDAE POLYARTEMIELLA HAZENI (Murdock, 1884) ANTLERED FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA POLYARTEMIIDAE POLYARTEMIELLA JUDAYI Daday, 1910 BERINGIAN FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS DOROTHAE Mackin, 1942 NEW MEXICO FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS LINDERI Moore, 1966 SPINYFINGER FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS MACKINI Moore, 1966 CHIHUAHUAN DESERT FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS MATTOXI Maeda-Martinez, Belk, Obregon-Barboza, and Dumont, 1995 CRENATETHUMB FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS MOOREI Belk, 1973 SPINYTHUMB FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS SEALII Ryder, 1879 SPINYTAIL FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS SIMILIS Baird, 1852 LESSER SPINYTAIL FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS TEXANUS Packard, 1871 GREATER PLAINS FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA STREPTOCEPHALIDAE STREPTOCEPHALUS WOOTTONI Eng, Belk, and Eriksen, 1990 RIVERSIDE FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA THAMNOCEPHALIDAE BRANCHINELLA ACACIODEA Belk and Sissom, 1992 ACACIA FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA THAMNOCEPHALIDAE BRANCHINELLA ALACHUA Dexter, 1953 ALACHUA FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA THAMNOCEPHALIDAE BRANCHINELLA LITHACA (Creaser, 1940) STONE MOUNTAIN FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA THAMNOCEPHALIDAE BRANCHINELLA SUBLETTEI Sissom, 1976 SALT PLAYA FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA THAMNOCEPHALIDAE THAMNOCEPHALUS MEXICANUS Linder, 1941 MEXICAN BEAVERTAIL FAIRY SHRIMP
ANOSTRACA THAMNOCEPHALIDAE THAMNOCEPHALUS PLATYURUS Packard, 1877 BEAVERTAIL FAIRY SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE CAENESTHERIELLA GYNECIA Mattox, 1950 FEMININE CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE CYZICUS BELFRAGEI (Packard, 1871) GREAT PLAINS CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE CYZICUS CALIFORNICUS (Packard, 1874) CALIFORNIA CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE CYZICUS ELONGATUS Mattox, 1957 ELONGATE CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE CYZICUS MEXICANUS (Claus, 1860) MEXICAN CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE CYZICUS MORSEI (Packard, 1871) CENTERHUMP CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE CYZICUS SETOSA (Pearse, 1912) BRISTLETAIL CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE EOCYZICUS CONCAVUS (Mackin, 1939) SWAYBACKED CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA CYZICIDAE EOCYZICUS DIGUETI (Richards, 1895) STRAIGHTBACKED CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LEPTESTHERIIDAE LEPTESTHERIA COMPLEXIMANUS (Packard, 1877) SPINEYNOSE CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LIMNADIIDAE EULIMNADIA AGASSIZII Packard, 1874 A CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LIMNADIIDAE EULIMNADIA ANTLEI Mackin, 1940 FUZZY CYST CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LIMNADIIDAE EULIMNADIA ASTRAOVA Belk, 1989 STAR CYST CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LIMNADIIDAE EULIMNADIA CYLINDROVA Belk, 1989 CYLINDRICAL CYST CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LIMNADIIDAE EULIMNADIA DIVERSA Mattox, 1937 DIVERSITY CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LIMNADIIDAE EULIMNADIA TEXANA (Packard, 1871) TEXAN CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LIMNADIIDAE LIMNADIA LENTICULARIS (Linnaeus, 1761) EUROAMERICAN CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LYNCEIDAE LYNCEUS BRACHYURUS Muller, 1776 HOLARCTIC CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LYNCEIDAE LYNCEUS BREVIFRONS (Packard, 1877) SHORT FINGER CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LYNCEIDAE LYNCEUS GRACILICORNIS (Packard, 1871) GRACEFUL CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LYNCEIDAE LYNCEUS MUCRONATUS (Packard, 1875) HOOKLEG CLAM SHRIMP
CONCHOSTRACA LYNCEIDAE PARALIMNETIS TEXANA Martin and Belk, 1988 POINTYTOP FINGER CLAM SHRIMP
NOTOSTRACA TRIOPSIDAE LEPIDURUS BILOBATUS Packard, 1883 BILOBED TADPOLE SHRIMP
NOTOSTRACA TRIOPSIDAE LEPIDURUS COUESII Packard, 1875 ROUND SPINE TADPOLE SHRIMP
NOTOSTRACA TRIOPSIDAE LEPIDURUS LEMMONI Holmes, 1894 LEMON TADPOLE SHRIMP
NOTOSTRACA TRIOPSIDAE LEPIDURUS PACKARDI Simon, 1886 VERNAL POOL TADPOLE SHRIMP
NOTOSTRACA TRIOPSIDAE TRIOPS LONGICAUDATUS (LeConte, 1846) LONGTAIL TADPOLE SHRIMP
NOTOSTRACA TRIOPSIDAE TRIOPS NEWBERRYI (LeConte, 1846) DESERT TADPOLE SHRIMP

wow thats alot!

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1 Rosy Boa (male) Chaos
1 Snow Corn (male) Blizzard
1 Anertherystic Corn (male) Bullet
1 Senegal Parrot (male) Shadow
2 dogs (male) (RIP) Spot and Bear