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I don't think L. ambionensis and L. wurdemanii belong in the same genus. The larvae are similar at Z-1 but start to look way different pretty quickly. L. wurdemanii are a piece of cake to raise but ambionensis are frustrating. Those ridiculously long chelipeds are a nuisance and are always getting fouled or caught on something. And who can concentrate for that long? I once got an individual through by accident. I thought they had all died out but never drained or cleaned the tank. Six months later, the tank was needed for something else and there was a little cleaner shrimp in there. Maybe that's the key - give every larvae about 50 gallons of space.
-steve hopkins
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