ID this Shrimp please

[isellcars]

I don't believe it's a ghost shrimp cause it doesn't look like the other ones I have. Also the second pic shows how cloudy my water is. I have tried everything to clear it up....water changes, my sump has a filter sock that gets changed every 2-3 days and I have 2 separate chambers in the sump just filled with floss. Any ideas?


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[FrenchFry]

There are many different kinds of shrimp that are given the generic name "ghost shrimp", so it's possible that it is a different kind of ghost shrimp than you are used to.

Is your tank newly setup or has the cloudiness been ongoing for several months?


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[isellcars]

That shrimp was sold to me as an Amano shrimp from my lfs. I went to another and more reputable lfs and bought 2 Amano shrimp that are nothing like this one.
As for the tank it has been running for about a month. It was cloudy the first couple days then it became very clear. I changed socks and had to rearrange some plants. It became cloudy again and has not cleared up at since and that was about 3 weeks ago.


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[JamieMonster]

RE: the shrimp, it looks exactly like my ghost shrimp that I got from PetSmart. There are a few different kinds of shrimp sold as ghost shrimp, but that looks exactly like the variety I have. Amano shrimp don't have the humped back like that one has, to my knowledge, and tend to grow a little larger, and frequently have spots along their sides. My vote is that guy is a ghost shrimp, and if the other shrimp you have are more straight backed, and a little larger/ possibly a little spotted, those are amano shrimp.

amano= http://www.animalspot.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Amano-Shrimp-Photos.jpg

common ghost= http://www.wereallwet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ghost_shrimp_care.jpg

 

[FrenchFry]

Yeah, that shrimp is definitely not an amano.

Did you wash your gravel thoroughly before setting this tank up? If it was covered in dusty debris that settled for a while then moving things around could have brought the debris back intothe water column.


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[isellcars]

Yes I cleaned it. I have about 7 bags of fluorite and 2 bags of fluorescent gravel. But you would think that after the water has gone through the filter sock and 2 chambers of filter floss it would start to clear up.
After I bought the 2 (actual) Amano shrimp I kind of figured I was taken by that lfs. I will never buy livestock from them again. Been trying to buy some online but Drs F&s want way to much for delivery. Would love to have some RCS but I think they will just be a meal for my fish.


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[Murg7]

That is a American ghost shrimp. They are found in rivers in Florida. They are very common in pet stores, easy to breed, and they are a perfect community shrimp that are harmless to other shrimps and small fish. Please note that you should not keep them with fish over 4 inches.