Red Shrimp - ID

[EmilyMarie85]

K so - I got 2 shrimp from an online store about a year or so ago. They are clearly, not the species that I ordered.... but I have NO CLUE what they actually are. They are blood red and "big" for a shrimp. They are not the size of RCS (I have those too) they are larger - but smaller than a bamboo shrimp. They do have fans... I have no clue what they are. They are skiddish, and before I pull a piece of driftwood out of my 30g invert tank for a pic, I thought I would try a post to see if anyone maybe had an idea?? I see them maybe 3 times a month...
thoughts?

 

[carpenter547]

need pics since shrimp size varies by age. even crawdads and rock lobsters were once red and the size of crs

 

[EmilyMarie85]

yea I was afraid of that... stand by for pics..

 

[jackiomy]

opcorn:

 

[carpenter547]

opcorn::raspberry::hi:

 

[Cuvier]

These sound interesting, and could even be one of those Atyid species that rarely end up in the aquarium trade ... will stay tuned for pics.

 

[Piranha86]

Sakura shrimp? Or C grade crystal red shrimp?

 

[EmilyMarie85]

K sorry still here -- finally got pics of one of them - skiddish lil buggers. As a size reference that little red thing next to the huge red shrimp, is an adult RCS

 

[Jspigs]

Looks like a small bamboo shrimp to me.

 

[vampie]

I've seen some Vampire Shrimp in a sort of pale orange/red/brown coloration.. not sure if that's it though..