North West Australian River Prawn - Macrobrachium bullatum

They are very busy at feed time and night mostly staying hidden among the plants, logs and rocks during daytime. They live in among vegetation and snags in their home creeks, rivers and billabongs. They have relatively large eggs and produce between 30 and 140 at a time. This species can complete its life cycle completely in fresh water.

hey are carnivorous eating anything you throw in front of them as long it is of a meaty origin, they eat prepared fish foods. In the aquarium they will catch smaller fish but are OK with fish over about 2 cm. The best thing about these river prawns is that they do not harm plants but have a voracious APETITE FOR SNAILS and can be used as a biological snail control organism.

Their water should be clean and well oxygenated, they do not appear to be fussy about other water quality parameters being found in a wide range of water types. They are however a tropical species and will not tolerate temperature much below 22 deg C for extended periods.