New to me shrimp ID?

[jackiomy]

I was just at a different than usual LFS and I saw some shrimp I didn't recognize. Not that I am an expert. They were pretty large, ghost shrimp size, and looked like baby bamboo shrimp with a cream colored stripe down their backs and HUGE green eggs on the females. They were a really nice color of brown with a transparent underbelly. Any ideas?

[msjinkzd]

were they filter feeders?

[jackiomy]

I don't think so they were so small but they lookied like they had little pinchers.

[msjinkzd]

could be a macrobrachium species, any chance you can get a pic?

[jackiomy]

I am housesitting at my brother's so I don't have a way to upload them. I went and bought 6 of them and when I got home she had put 3, what I think are, Zebra shrimp in the bag. The other difference I can see is that the ones she said are ghost shrimp have beady little black eyes. So now I have 2 new kinds of shrimp. LOL They are cuties and one of them are berried. I have them in a betta bowl with the substrate and water from the original tank that they were nice enough to give me, with an airstone. So these cute little $1.98 shrimp ended up costing me $40.00 dollars. LOL Don't tell the BF.

[jackiomy]

89506

89507

[msjinkzd]

looks like amano and bee shrimp. :)

[jackiomy]

looks like amano and bee shrimp. :)

Is that good? Can I keep them with my RCS and ghosties?

[msjinkzd]

yes you can. amanos (http://www.petshrimp.com/amanoshrimp.html) are the most efficient algae eater out there, also know as yamato shrimp or caridina japonica. Their eggs will hatch into larvae which require brackish water to breed. They are a versatile and peaceful shrimp. The others are bee shrimp, also called crystal blacks or diamond shrimp (http://www.petshrimp.com/beeshrimp.html). none of the species you got can interbreed.

[jackiomy]

yes you can. amanos (http://www.petshrimp.com/amanoshrimp.html) are the most efficient algae eater out there, also know as yamato shrimp or caridina japonica. Their eggs will hatch into larvae which require brackish water to breed. They are a versatile and peaceful shrimp. The others are bee shrimp, also called crystal blacks or diamond shrimp (http://www.petshrimp.com/beeshrimp.html). none of the species you got can interbreed.

I got bee shrimp!!:dance::dance:
I got amano shrimp!:dance::dance:
I told her they weren't ghost shrimp:silly:

Thanks Msjinkzd

[msjinkzd]

my pleasure! Great pick-ups!

[bettabrat]

Beautiful shrimp!!

[bazil323]

Awesome! I didn't know what bee shrimp look like, but they are awesome. I agree that the other more clear looking one with the spots is amano.