Can the different types of Sulawesi shrimps cross with each other / mate together ?

[stonefox]

Can the different types of Sulawesi shrimps cross with each other / mate together ?


specially :

Cardinal Shrimp
Harlequin Shrimp
C. Spinata shrimp
Red Orchid Shrimp

[grottbert]

Can the different types of Sulawesi shrimps cross with each other / mate together ?


specially :

Cardinal Shrimp
Harlequin Shrimp
C. Spinata shrimp
Red Orchid Shrimp

I would say that the shrimp wich live in the same lake dont crossbreed since in that case more hybrids would have been documented. So harlequin, Spinata and orchid in that case which live in lake towuti.
Only ones that I could suspect for crossbreeding would be the cardinal and the spinata since they look like they might have been the same species a long long time ago judging from their apperence. I have never seen any reports of hybrids though so my suspicions might be very wrong in that case.

As conclusion: Since there is no documented hybrids what I know of from the last 5 years or so since sulawesi got popular and people have had those species togheter I think we would have seen hybrids by now.
A bigger concern in that case would be that they eventually will compete with eachother if you keep them in the same tank and maybe some of the species will die for the benefit for others. Probably the easier cardinal will take over in a tank with all those four species.

[Soothing Shrimp]

I would say that the shrimp wich live in the same lake dont crossbreed since in that case more hybrids would have been documented. ...

One has to be careful when making assumptions like this. Because documentation may not be easily found or may not exist on this, does not mean that it does not happen.

[grottbert]

One has to be careful when making assumptions like this. Because documentation may not be easily found or may not exist on this, does not mean that it does not happen.

I know, that's why I said I wasn't sure about this, didn't want it to sound like a statement, more like an indication. Maybe conclusion was the wrong word to use in that case as I meant indication.
I know that assumptions is the mother of all faults but I still belive at this point more things indicates that they not crossbreed then the opposite.

[Soothing Shrimp]

Well said, my friend.