what type of shrimp is this

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skargo2009

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It was labeled as a ghost shrimp when i bought it (think ive had it maybe 6 months or so). But it look nothing like the photos of ghost shrimp ive seen online. I have 3 other shrimp which are ghost shrimp. But im not sure about this guy

Its nearly double the size of my real ghost shrimp and is bigger than my neon tetras. It doesnt seem to bother the other shrimp or fish. But it can get greedy at feeding time and will try to steal all the algae wafers
 

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Appears to be a macrobrachium (whisker shrimp). Those can be aggressive.
Google "whisker shrimp" and in the images you will see the same curved dark bands on the thorax.
 
Female ghost shrimp are generally quite a bit larger than the males. It may be a case of you having one female and 3 males.
 
Visual comparison: OP's shrimp are the upper two images, whisker shrimp are the lower two images. Dark bands are very similar in each specimen.
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