Rochester shrimp is freshwater shrimp.

The Rochester shrimp is a large and medium-sized water economic development shrimp, long and thick, chest with two long pincers, originating in the coastal areas of Paraguay, is now the world's largest feeding one of the three under the species. Rottweiler shrimp in China's southern provinces are often raised, in which Anhui Province, Zhejiang Province, Guangdong is the key place of origin. With the size of its head, many regions will be called the big head shrimp.

The Rottweiler shrimp is freshwater shrimp, large, wide-ranging diet, faster growth and development, in the appropriate relative density of credit card, can be Rottweiler shrimp to raise stronger. Feeding period, the need for moderate addition of water, the initial application of fat water body, the second half of the application of low-fat water body, feeding 2 times a day, to concentrate feed dominated by livestock concentrate feed appropriate feeding.

Main value

Rochester macrocephalus individual large, omnivorous, fast-growing. Nutritious, edible part of protein 20.5%, comparable to the Chinese shrimp, fat 1.97%, slightly higher than the Chinese shrimp.

Rochester shrimp flavor, is welcomed by the majority of consumers of valuable aquatic products, can also be exported for foreign exchange, in China has formed the development of aquaculture boom. However, due to the narrower temperature range, the listing time is concentrated, so it must be adapted to the development of aquaculture.