Is this a shrimp, or a crayfish?

[mphunk]

Agree to Crayfish.

Also caught in the picture is the topic plant of the popular thread titled "Is this an aquatic plant?" or "My plant from Petco/Petsmart is rotting".

 

[RoseFishWatcher]

The only big shrimp are bamboos and vampires (giant african filter), and they're easy to distinguish.

There are some other "macro" shrimp. I'm not too familiar with them, or how big they get though.

 

[Bobnova]

Watch 'em for a bit and see if any swim.
if they can swim, it's a shrimp.
if they can't, it's a crayfish.


I say crayfish.


EDIT:
Actually, it's not a straight up shrimp, straight shrimp don't have the large front claws.
Now Macro-Brachium on the other hand, do. (Means big/long arm).

 

[OhNo123]

Crayfish can sort of swim.. they kind of bend their bodies and dash.

 

[KingLouisIX]

It looks like a Crayfish to me. Also Shrmp are bottom-feeding too.

 

[Mrhfield]

Crawldad In my neck of the woods. Not to be confused with redneck of the woods.

 

[FtwayneFish]

haha^

I say its a crayfish.

 

[Jaz]

crayfish......definately a cray......oh and by the way........that plant is not aquatic......no matter what you do it will slowly melt if kept submerged.

 

[Mrhfield]

/\ not his. Stupid Petco goons.

 

[theotheragentm]

It's a crayfish. It looks very similar to the Dwarf Crayfish I keep. That is a Ribbon Plant from PETCO it is on, and it is not aquatic. The strains they grow hold up well in water for a long time, but they are not aquatic and will eventually die.