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BiGPiNK

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hey where can i pick up live mysis shrimp in houston? i would like to experiment in culturing my own, but i cant find anywhere that sells them live...i know city pets sells live brine shrimp...but i'd prefer mysis if anyone can point me in the right direction?
 

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The only place I've ever seen them live is swimming like crazy in my fuge lol.
 

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peteyoung said:
hey where can i pick up live mysis shrimp in houston? i would like to experiment in culturing my own, but i cant find anywhere that sells them live...i know city pets sells live brine shrimp...but i'd prefer mysis if anyone can point me in the right direction?


I doubt your going to find them locally.. Culturing them is a difficult endeavor I have read. Good luck.

Live Sources
http://www.mblaquaculture.com/content/organisms/americamysis_bahia.php

http://www.aquaculturestore.com/swinverts.html

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=2190+3057&pcatid=3057


How To Articles
http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/mysisCulturing.shtml

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/9/breeder

http://www.projectdibs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=740
 

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Somewhere over in Galveston you can get them not to for from Moody Gardens. I was told by our tour guide when we went to the Moody Gardens Tour with Marsh during the summer. There are two locations that they go to but they have never contacted me back when I called to get the locations again.
 
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