Do ghost shrimp usually have a little bit of orange on their antennaes and front legs? Mine all had it, and I was wondering if there was a certain species that has orange on them.
Anybody heard of this?
Anybody heard of this?
Orange on Ghost Shrimp?
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That coloration is typical for Palaemonetes paludosus, the common inland ghost shrimp of the Atlantic Slope. This is the most common ghost shrimp in the pet trade.
DAVIDFBT
Extinct? Since when?
All of mine had it, usually at the joints of their claw legs. But when I switched to heavily planted, they all took on an appearance like that of a regular ghost shrimp but speckled with light green and brown.
That sounds very much like the American Glass Shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus).
"Ghost Shrimp" is a generic name given to MANY species of shrimp.
"Ghost Shrimp" is a generic name given to MANY species of shrimp.
Well, it seems that all of the Ghost shrimp around here have orange on them, so no worries! I do have another question however. Where do Ghost shrimp make the eggs? Before they put them on the swimmerettes. One of mine is starting to look a little hefty compared to the other ones and "she" has a group of tiny white egg-looking things right behind the top part of her stomach... inside her body. Are these eggs?
DAVIDFBT
Extinct? Since when?
Shrimp do not get "hefty" like a fish would. The ovaries of the female turn greenish when she is ready to lay eggs on her swimmerettes. The ripe ovaries are right behind their stomach at the top part of them. Between the "kink" in their tails and the stomach.
In my terrible 2.5 minute sketch (traced infopimp's picture :]), it vaguely shows the coloration of my "Ghost Shrimp", Alfred.
He has been in my tank for about 4 or 5 months now, and I have no idea how old he is. Alfred went in with about 6 others, and he was the only one to survive.
He now scavenges around the tank unafraid of anything, and challenging my shark for the odd algae wafer.
His tail has bright orange spots, and all over his body are white spots. He has orange on his antennae, and various spots all on him. I was VERY surprised by this when I saw it.
He has been in my tank for about 4 or 5 months now, and I have no idea how old he is. Alfred went in with about 6 others, and he was the only one to survive.
He now scavenges around the tank unafraid of anything, and challenging my shark for the odd algae wafer.
His tail has bright orange spots, and all over his body are white spots. He has orange on his antennae, and various spots all on him. I was VERY surprised by this when I saw it.