Landhouse Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hi I have 3 shrimp I have been told they are amino shrimp but they don't really look anything like them... This is my first time with shrimp (They live with 3 african dwarf frogs) so I'm really not good at identifying them. Could anyone tell me what these are? Landhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 The first pic looks like a ghost shrimp. The third is definitely an amano. svetilda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landhouse Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, sarah said: The first pic looks like a ghost shrimp. The third is definitely an amano. Ya the third is a pic of an amano shrimp from the internet because that is what I was told it was... Would it help to have better pictures of the 1 & 2 for identifying it 100%? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynn Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yep, 1st is a ghost, 2nd you cant really see in the picture, and the 3rd is an amano. If they all look like shrimp #1, theyre all ghost shrimp (or possibly a macrobrachium species.. they look basically the same when young) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landhouse Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, Jynn said: Yep, 1st is a ghost, 2nd you cant really see in the picture, and the 3rd is an amano. If they all look like shrimp #1, theyre all ghost shrimp (or possibly a macrobrachium species.. they look basically the same when young) Here are 2 better pictures... They all look the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Looks sulawesi, but it couldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Looks sulawesi, but it couldn't be. "Pseudowesi" Soothing Shrimp and oem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Look closely at it's front claws and antenna, I see red splotches and the front arms are long, indicating a prawn? Macrobrachium? I'm a newbie though and know basically nothing about Macrobrachium, Palaemon or Palaemonetes (which ghost shrimp are Palaemonetes paludosus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dluxeshrimps Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 It's a longer arm of the ghost shrimp family. ShrimpP has the scientific name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 The first pic looks like a ghost shrimp. The third is definitely an amano. Yep, 1st is a ghost, 2nd you cant really see in the picture, and the 3rd is an amano. If they all look like shrimp #1, theyre all ghost shrimp (or possibly a macrobrachium species.. they look basically the same when young) Look closely at it's front claws and antenna, I see red splotches and the front arms are long, indicating a prawn? Macrobrachium? I'm a newbie though and know basically nothing about Macrobrachium, Palaemon or Palaemonetes (which ghost shrimp are Palaemonetes paludosus) Yup. Macrobranchium sp. is most likely what it is, especially if you got it at a LFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landhouse Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Thanks Everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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