Horse shrimp, also known as green shrimp and river shrimp, is one of the freshwater shrimps with high economic value. It is fast growing, large in size, fast in reproduction and strong in vitality, and widely distributed in freshwater lakes in China. The water chestnut shrimp is tender in meat, delicious in taste and rich in nutrition. Every100g edible part contains protein16.40g.. Nutritionists believe that it has a certain brain-strengthening function.

The swimming ability of horse shrimp is very poor, it can only swim a short distance, and it often climbs and crawls in underwater grass. But when frightened or hurt by the enemy, you can use the abdomen to contract sharply, the tail fan to pull back the water, and then the body suddenly stretches and escapes from the water. It grows very fast. The seedlings hatched from May to June can grow to about 3 cm in about 40 days, and the weight of each seedling can reach 3-5 g in165438+1October. It takes 65,438+03-65,438+05 molts in a lifetime, and the growth and development are completed by molting, and the life span is generally 65,438+04-65,438+08 months.

At present, there are several methods of artificial culture of horse shrimp, such as cage culture, pond culture and mixed culture of fish and shrimp. The yield of cage culture is high, and it can reach two crops a year. Horse shrimp is a crustacean that lives in the bottom of the water. Raising fish in the same pond can make full use of the potential of water and increase economic benefits.

The main food of horse shrimp is plant debris, plankton, rotten vegetables and rice grains. They often gather around docks, sluices, ponds and dams, rock piles, roots and aquatic plants along the river.