What Shrimp is this?

[earwig999]

I bought this little guy sold as a Red Cherry Shrimp. Then I got a proper RCS ans saw an immediate difference in colour.

What is this one?

 

[maddybrat]

Ammanoe shrimp.. It looks like mine

 

[Homer8]

its hard to tell because sometimes they arent red and the plant its on does not appear to be an aquatic plant, so it may die slowly in your tank.

 

[Alex55-20]

It kinda looks like a male red cherry shrimp

 

[nedge85]

I go with male rcs. Iv got 10 rcs and about 4 of them r similir colouring to urs

 

[earwig999]

Thanks for the replies, originally I thought it was a male RCS but when I got my other one (female I think) it made me think twice. The male is 1/2 the size of the female, but maybe the female is older?

its hard to tell because sometimes they arent red and the plant its on does not appear to be an aquatic plant, so it may die slowly in your tank.

I didn't think they needed 'live' plants?

 

[GTFCTIM]

I think he meant your plant will slowly die.

 

[earwig999]

I think he meant your plant will slowly die.

lol, ok my bad. None of my plants apart from my moss are real.

Here is Mrs RCS -

Was worried cos last night she got stuck in my filter casing. I could see her but she couldn't get out due to the suction. I turned it off and she dropped to the bottom. Seems to be making a good recovery now though.