New Shrimp - Help What Type is He?

[carlyleigh]

Anyone have any idea's what type of shrimp this is... I know pics are not great but best i could get ..... Will try for better later...

Male is dark brown with claws..... Females are brownish see through sorta stripey/spotty look faintly spiderish....

1 female is carrying eggs....pretty cool....

Seller told me they are brown long claw shrimps but not finding any info on them so wondering if there is a correct name for them...

Please help...

 

[msjinkzd]

how big are they? Are you sure its a shrimp and not a dwarf crayfish?

 

[lymabean]

thats what im thinking, theyre claws seem a bit big for a shrimp..

 

[vampie]

It's not a crayfish, it's a longarm shrimp. Which species I can't say for sure.

 

[Nolapete]

It's most likely a prawn rather than shrimp or crayfish. The claws are too narrow to be a crayfish.

With more looking, I agree with vampie. It's a longarm shrimp.

 

[msjinkzd]

http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/Shrimp.htm?Longarm.htm~mainFrame

 

[beviking]

I'd say it's a Macrobrachium specie but that's just an educated guess.

 

[theotheragentm]

It's not a Dwarf Crayfish.

 

[carlyleigh]

I have listed some new pics@

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146691

 

[Nolapete]

http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/Shrimp.htm?Longarm.htm~mainFrame

I found that page too. It's not one of those.