Windu shrimp is a native prawn varieties of Indonesia cultivated with sea water or brackish water in coastal ponds that are destined for consumption needs. Shrimps that possess physical characteristics are hard and thick and have some species there are bluish-green there is also a reddish type of this is very in demand by consumers because the size of this shrimp is quite large and tastes sweet and tasty. Because of the high demand of consumers, tiger shrimp can penetrate export markets from Indonesia to Japan and countries in Europe, with a high selling price higher than the selling price of vaname shrimp.
The main characteristic of large tiger shrimp is the females that can reach up to 33 cm in length and the tail can reach up to 200 grams to 320 grams, while the male tiger shrimp is about 20 cm to 25 cm long and weighs about 100 grams per 170 grams gram, this is different from the large giant prawns varieties are male shrimp. In this cultivation of tiger shrimp still have weakness that is still susceptible to attack of disease causing death so that risk of loss is high enough.