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The Blue Fan Shrimp are:
African Giant Filter Shrimp Atya gabonensis
a.k.a. African Fan Shrimp, Vampire Shrimp
They are African, the Bamboos are from Asia. They are simular in every aspect except color. I have both and I find the Asians to be out all the time and the Africans like to hide all the time.