Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Giant Freshwater Prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
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Key facts
- Temperature22–30 °C
- pH7–8
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Palaemonidae
- Origin
- South and Southeast Asia, Northern Australia
- Size
- 20 – 30 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 30°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 6-20 / KH 4-12
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Aggressive (hunts fish and other shrimp)
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- larvae in brackish water
Notes: A large shrimp with very long blue claws in males. Nocturnal predator: should only be kept in a specific aquarium or with large, fast-swimming fish.
