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Shrimps with heavy black on their back stripes...(now updated with pics)
Posted on 7/5/15 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 7/5/15 at 4:49 pm
Is this a different species? I notice when I buy them I always seem to get a handful of them......and no they are NOT oiled bp shrimp.
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Posted on 7/5/15 at 4:54 pm to TJG210
Tiger Prawns
Posted on 7/5/15 at 5:31 pm to TJG210
Females have row on their back that is black ?
Posted on 7/5/15 at 5:34 pm to TJG210
Talking about one of these?
Posted on 7/5/15 at 6:28 pm to TJG210
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......and no they are NOT oiled bp shrimp.
Posted on 7/5/15 at 6:34 pm to TJG210
Could be iqf shrimp that have been defrosted and starting to go bad, what exactly do you mean by heavy black on the back stripes? Pic?
Posted on 7/5/15 at 6:54 pm to TJG210
If you are getting several every time you buy, then it's probably not black tigers. They aren't that abundant yet.
It's probably milk shrimp or cotton disease. It's a parasite that grows in shrimp that makes the shrimp turn black and white. I usually throw them away if it affects(makes it turn white) the meat.
Cotton Disease
It's probably milk shrimp or cotton disease. It's a parasite that grows in shrimp that makes the shrimp turn black and white. I usually throw them away if it affects(makes it turn white) the meat.
Cotton Disease
This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 7/6/15 at 1:22 am to JasonL79
Defiently tiger shrimp. We mainly catch them when we work on the outside (the gulf) and but I think we caught maybe 1 or 2 this year while working in the bays.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:02 am to Tigerpaw123
I'll take a pic tomorrow evening when I get home from work, really don't think they are iqf as I bought them directly off the boat and even saw them coming directly from the hole. I don't believe they are tiger shrimp, and most of the shrimp is white, but black stripes from the collar on down. They did seem a little stronger than normal when eating them, and the ice water in my cooler darker than usual.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 4:45 am to TJG210
I think what you describing is what's called a cotton shrimp. Which is a regular brown or white shrimp with the cotton parasite.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 5:13 am to CHEDBALLZ
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I think what you describing is what's called a cotton shrimp. Which is a regular brown or white shrimp with the cotton parasite.
This is what you have.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 5:32 am to TJG210
FWIW I've never had more than 4 or 5 in a 50lb batch. Most trawlers throw them back as they catch them.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 6:37 am to Who Me
That is a Black Tiger Shrimp. They are farm raised in So. East Asia mainly. They also raised some in So. Texas and once in a while they get out into the gulf. not uncommon to find them in the gulf ( not really common either), considered an invasive specie. They ok to eat but I don't care for them.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 9:35 am to TJG210
Like this?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 10:07 am to xenon16
I would say yes, but the black isn't as pronounced.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 10:13 am to TJG210
Your shrimp have the aids. Don't eat.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 12:37 pm to TJG210
Similar question, had a can wash up on the beach yesterday,, had lots of growth in it, when I threw it up in the beach two little shrimp like critters fell out, but they had claws. One bigger than the other, were they lobster? About an inch long
Posted on 7/6/15 at 4:19 pm to TJG210
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I would say yes, but the black isn't as pronounced.
They aren't all black. I've seen all kinds of variations of white and black for cotton diseased shrimp. I would not eat them by the way.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 4:27 pm to JasonL79
They're not tiger prawns. Like someone else said, shrimpers aren't catching near enough of them for you to get 4 or 5 in 50lbs. They'll get one every now and then, but not like that.
As someone else also said, you got cotton skrimps.
As someone else also said, you got cotton skrimps.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 9:43 pm to Sparkplug#1
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