jpappy789
12-13-2008, 11:44 PM
So, in a shipment of feeder guppies we got an unusual shrimp, one that I have never seen before. It was similar in color to a ghost shrimp only it had a single bar of red on each of it's long front antennae. It's eyes also bulged out from it's head and was significantly larger, with a distinct hump in it's back...all this has led me to a Macrobrachium Sp. however I don't think it had the large claws...but it's hard as I am just trying to remember it's description. I wish I had a camera at the time...
I put it in our invert tank w/ brigs, ghost (or some sort of white Neocaridina species) and cherry shrimp. Everything I've read (which there isn't a lot out there) says they reach 2" and aggressive with other shrimp species...which most likely isn't good for me. Should I just remove the "mystery" shrimp, or can someone possibly give me a good ID based on my horrible description???
I put it in our invert tank w/ brigs, ghost (or some sort of white Neocaridina species) and cherry shrimp. Everything I've read (which there isn't a lot out there) says they reach 2" and aggressive with other shrimp species...which most likely isn't good for me. Should I just remove the "mystery" shrimp, or can someone possibly give me a good ID based on my horrible description???