I love prawns. I'm not exactly sure which species I have, and they never hold still long enough to get a good look at their rostra. I have some from Falmouth (Cornwall) and some from Lulworth Cove (Dorset), and I suspect that they are different species, the Cornish ones being P. elegans and the others P. serratus. Their behaviour is identical, all being very active and constantly investigating objects with their legs and antennae, which makes them very useful in keeping the tank clean. They get a little to inquisitive sometimes and will nip at my arms during tank maintenance, but do not harass any fish. The females will sometimes carry eggs, but I've never had any larvae; I assume they get sucked into the filter.The are very attractively coloured, hardy and resistant of even very high temperatures, easily tolerating up to the high twenties for a few days.
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