Red Skunk Shrimp

[Koikid88]

I just bought 2 Red Skunk Shrimps while I was at LFS, they were limited time and looked cool, so I grabbed some since I haven't seen them before. Now, I'm trying to find care information about them, but can only find Scarlet Skunk shrimps. Some sites say they are the same, but have a picture that doesn't resemble them. I know I know, ask questions first, I just didn't know when the next time I'd get to the store would be, wanted to get them before they were gone.

They are in a 20g long well planted tank with various other shrimp (Red crystal, Green, Yellow, Fire, Black bee)

 

[Koikid88]

This is what mine looks like.
Every site that actually has information about them has pictures of these;

Are mine still too young to have full colour, and long feelers, or are they a different kind all together?

 

[squidsquiggle]

I don't know anything about shrimp, but I just happened to come across this guy in my random fish-researching today: Caridina gracilirostris

From most photos I've seen, I wouldn't have thought it was the same, but when I saw it here: Algae Eating Freshwater Shrimp (4th from the bottom), I immediately remembered this post.

Hope this helps!

 

[toddnbecka]

That's the trouble with common names, partcularly when the lfs gets creative. You'll find more info on the species under red nose shrimp.

 

[GTFCTIM]

Looks to me like a very red, Red Nosed Shrimp.

 

[Koikid88]

Yes that's it squidsquiggle! Thanks.

2 days ago, the 1 shrimp shed his skin (or whatever that process is called) and he is now mostly green!? Don't know if this is common since I can't find it on any info site