What kind of shrimp are these?

Lab_Rat

Lab_Rat

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I just picked up 5 of these bright orange shrimp today. They were listed as "orange bee" shrimp but I doubt that's what they are. They most certainly don't look like the orange bee shrimp pictured at planetinverts. Anyone know what they are?

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Here they are with the little cory hasborus I picked up for a size comparison.
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Not sure of the species, but I've seen orange Caradinia f/s a few times. I believe they're a species that has one or more larval stages and require salt water for them to survive.
 
Well, I can't help on the ID, but the shrimpies and cories are cute! Good luck with them!
 
caridina propinqua. They are not sulawesi i don't think but from Sri Lanka. They are a low order shrimp (young have a larvael stage requiring brackish waters to develop). There isn't a whole lot of info out there but its said they come from mangrove swamps. They have been on import lists alot lately coming in from Calcutta.
 
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