How To Raise & Train Your Peppermint Shrimp [Paperback]

April Kirkendoll (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2001

A fun, easy to read guide that's packed with all the information you'll need to successfully raise the marine aquarium shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni, in your home or classroom. This book also includes tips on raising 2 other species of cleaner shrimp, plus notes on commercial propagation.

And yes, there IS a chapter on training your homegrown shrimp!

Editorial Reviews

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"It's a great little book. Its breezy, informal style makes it fun to read" -- Martin Moe, author of The Marine Aquarium Handbook

"a book that I would highly recommend for any aquarist to have in their reference library." -- Stan Hauter, Saltwater Aquariums product reviews

In spite of its partially comic title and tone, April Kirkendoll's slim volume is of real significance." -- Advanced Aquarist's magazine -- Jan 2002

About the Author

The author, April Kirkendoll, is a professional aquaculturist and marine aquarium hobbyist who has worked with Peppermint shrimp for 17 years. In 1997 she started Crunchy Critters, an aquaculture venture that specialized in captive-raised invertebrates. She raised Peppermint shrimp in commercial numbers and experimented with 3 related species of aquarium shrimp and 2 species of reef lobsters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lysmata Publishing,US (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966778421
• ISBN-13: 978-0966778427
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,831,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book, December 9, 2003

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Nemesis (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

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This is an excellent book. I have quite a few books about reef keeping, corals, and salt water aquariums. However this is among my top favorites. The author answered all the questions I had and did it in a way that was FUN. She is funny and conveys the information in an extremely enjoyable manner. Most books in this field are packed with so much extra information in an effort to be thorough that the simple answers you seek are buried in the proverbial haystack. In reading this book I felt like I was getting straight answers from a friend as opposed to taking Marine Biology 401. I wish the author had more books ! Thanks April for the fantastic book ! This book is worth every penny if you have an interest in raising Peppermint or other types of shrimp !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, March 17, 2008

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Jose Fernando Perez-vigo Fdez (Madrid (Spain) EU) - See all my reviews
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As breeder for other marines species I've to say this book is an absolute must. The author answer many questions for those maintaining happy (=reproducing) shrimps. Its really practical, giving straight answers. Thanks April for this excellent and fun job.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on beginning aquaculture, September 1, 2007

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Larson "larsona1" (LUCK, WI, United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a great introduction to raising peppermint shrimp and aquaculture in general. The book is written in a light hearted and enjoyable way. It doesn't take itself, the topic or the reader too seriously.

This is the kind of book that beginning/armature aqua-culturists need. More over, we need a series of books written from this paradigm, the point of view and method of presentation, that can take us to the point of raising and trading fish and inverts with each other instead of having to purchase them.

If you have any interest in getting your shrimp to reproduce, this is the book to get you stared. I have been 'fragging' zooanthids and some ricordia coral, but this is a challenge that far exceeds my current activities. I will be giving this a go in the near future and I look forward to the challenge.