Can anyone ID these shrimp?

[illuminum]

I don't really know what they are. They're not nearly as clear as ghost shrimp and don't have that kink in their back like ghost shrimp do.

 

[William]

Bamboo Shrimp, looks like it to me anyways.


Alli, where are you?


Their definately not Ghost/Glass shrimp [ Ghost and Glass shrimp are the same thing. ]

 

[Fruitbat]

Definitely NOT a Bamboo Shrimp or Wood Shrimp, Atyopsis moluccensis. They look like this:

http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Shrimp/brine.jpg

It looks a lot more like the Amano Shrimp, Caridina japonica which can be seen in the link below:

http://www.fishaholics.org/gallery/caridina_japonica.shtml

An article you might find helpful can be found at:

http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Shrimp/

 

[Allivymar]

LOL I went out to dinner! I do leave the house once in a while

Anyway, I agree with Batty; looks like an amano shrimp to me too; the bamboos aren't quite as translucent and are browner (and big!). Amanos are supposed to be GREAT algae eaters; wish I could find some around here.

 

[lyquidphyre]

Did you buy them thinking they were ghost shrimp? I bought ghost shrimp that began to look JUST like that, they turned out to be Indian Prawn. If they havn't grown pincers, they will.. and they will become more aggressive as well.

 

[lyquidphyre]

Here we go, I found the link that Allivymar gave to me a while back-

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

After figuring out that the shrimp I bought were Indian prawn instead of ghost shrimp, I talked to the lfs I purchased them from and he said sometimes they guy he buys them from gives him Indian Prawn instead... so yeah.

 

[illuminum]

Okay, thanks for your help. I've come to the conclusion that they're amano shrimp. I bought a fully established tank from a lfs (my 30g) and when I got some I realized that there were two shrimp in there, and these were it.

 

[Timanator]

I have those too. I wish I can find Prawns around here. Would I beable to order them online?