Yesterday I was rinsing some new plants in a bowl when I noticed something moving...no, not a snail but a shrimp! So ok, new project...set up the old betta 1g (one of my dogs died last week, the tanks have been keeping me busy and sane) with some sand, plants, water, put it in. If I had to guess I'd say it's a poorly colored RCS? Looks healthy and very active. My question is should I put it in the my other RCS? Other options are a yellow shrimp tank that will be up by the end of the week.
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Nils
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Sure, put him in, what is the worst that could happen? Maybe a small brood of cross breeds? Go back to the store you got the plants at, and ask what kind of shrimp they have. The tank with those plants in it will most likely have the shrimp. It looks like a small Neo species to me.
Nils
Nils
I'm thinking Neo as well.
I got the plants from an eBay seller who insists he doesn't have shrimp. Guess he thought I was upset, which I'm not.
I think for now I'll leave him in the 1g for a bit, see if he gets color or not.
keegster803
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Maybe he's a ghost shrimp?
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jrc0528
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That's a ghost/glass/grass shrimp. They are commonly sold as feeder shrimp, but make decent/interesting display shrimp too!
I put it in my Endler's tank. It's still small but will it be a problem with fish fry when it gets larger?
Nils
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No, he should be fine, I'd get cheap Cherry Shrimp and do a small little cross breeding project, see if you can get any nice colors out!
Nils
Nils
That's what I was thinking! I have some reds, getting yellow and oranges in the next week or so.
jrc0528
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If it's a ghost shrimp it won't cross with a cherry.
chadda8708
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Yes that is a ghost shrimp its so fun to try and find them in the tank!
I know, right? It's now living in my Endlers tank so between their craziness and all the floating plants I rarely see it!
Mattyfelts
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not sure on this species, some shrimp will actively kill others. i wouldnt mix enless you know for sure.
Coursair
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Ghost Shrimp have a very distinctive humped back. That's a Neo....prob a clear RCS. I got my first clear male. Will pull him out as I don't want clear RCS.
http://www.aquariumcarebasics.com/ghost-shrimp/
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/posts/redder-red-cherry-shrimp/
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http://www.aquariumcarebasics.com/ghost-shrimp/
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/posts/redder-red-cherry-shrimp/
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Coursair
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Ghost Shrimp are also sometimes predatory and I do not mix them with other dwarf shrimp.
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Coursair
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Nope, the back is wrong shape. There are clear RCS.
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jetajockey
come get me tang police!
Yep rcs for sure.
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jrc0528
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Looking more closely at both pictures, I'm going to have to take back my comment about that being a glass shrimp. As pointed out, the tail shape is wrong as it doesn't have the characteristic hump in the tail of the glass shrimp. That probably is just a very pale RCS.
