What kind of shrimp do these look like to you?

[Khuligirl93]

I bought these as cherry shrimp but I've started questioning if they're actually fire reds or painteds. Would love to hear opinions

 

[Fishfur]

Based on that pic I'd say fire red at least.

 

[Fresh2o]

Ditto. Some RCS I purchased from an LFS were clearish-pink at first then reddened up. One has a whitish "skunk stripe" down it back like pic #2.

 

[Khuligirl93]

Awesome what is the order of increasing red color? Cherries, fire red, painted?
I have a nice colony of them in my 10g planted tank, probably at least 40, just from the 5 I got a couple months ago. The strange thing is about 1/3 or 1/2 of them are clear-brown and not red at all so I'm trying to remove as many of those as possible.

 

[Fresh2o]

Here is a grading chart for RCS: http://www.redcherryshrimp.net/wp-c...ter-Shrimp-in-Aquariums-Red-Cherry-Shrimp.png

Another link mentioning grading: http://shrimpery.com/shrimps/item/red-cherry-shrimp

I could be wrong but I believe males are less colorful than the females.

 

[Khuligirl93]

Those were very helpful, thank you!

 

[Fishfur]

That stripe is often called a 'racing stripe', and in some colours, like the yellow ones, shrimp with the back stripe cost more than those without it.