[Gomer]

I think my Malayan shrimp and Cherry shrimp crossbreed!!! This is a picture of one of the juviniles...it definately looks like a cross of those two shrimp. I have seen both baby/juvinile malayan and cherry shrimp and these are definately different IME.

Just thought I'd share

 

[jdigiorgio]

new shrimp?

Whatever that shrimp is, it certainly is a good looking one. Is that the only one you have or are there several. I was in my LFS yesterday and there is a shrimp in a plant tank that no one can identify. The sucker is almost 4 inches long and fat!!! I will take a pic of that one today and post it on here. Hoping you guys can help!!!

 

[Sir_BlackhOle]

That guy sure is neat looking. Keep us posted on what happens with it

 

[Gomer]

I have a few in the tank like this, not sure in total since they like to hide sometimes....also not sure how many are in the 29 that didn't get caught in my "filstar shrimp trap"

These shrimp DID NOT SNEEK IN..it was BORN in my tanks within a month or 2. The last time I purchased shrimp was a couple weeks ago. Those were amano shrimp and one of them being the parent is impossible (time frame). Prior to that, my last shrimp purchase was in september. Only two types of shrimp during that time...cherry and malayan. So either I have a brood(?) of mutants, or crossbreed shrimp.

 

[jdigiorgio]

Well just made it back from the LFS with some more plants and I was able to snap a pic of the shrimp I mentioned above. Any idea of the ID???? It seems to get along with all of the other Amano and chery shrimp in the tank.

 

[jdigiorgio]

Here is hopfefully a better pic

 

[jdigiorgio]

I guess that was toooooo blury. here it is again

 

[jdigiorgio]

So I take it there is a limit as to how many pics one can post in a day? It will not let me post another pic

 

[tsunami]

I think we get the idea.

BTW, I would not try keeping that shrimp... it looks like a young Japanese Marsh Shrimp, which grow large, move fast, and eat fish:

Read this thread from Aquahobby.com:
http://www.aquahobby.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=1029

When fully grown...

Joining a tiger barb for dinner...

Carlos

 

[litesky]

Gomer,

I do not wish to seek credit so would you please post this interesting find of yours, as well as your pics of cherry shrimps in this thread for forum support?

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1057#1057

Thanks

 

[Raul-7]

Oh, that's where've seen that shrimp before...Shawna said there really fast killers(no wonder it got hold of the barb!), with monsters like that the only friends they should be with are Oscars...:wink:

 

[nonamethefish]

LOl Yup, I remember that thread. Definetly get that sucker out of the tank. Perhaps kept alone it would be an interesting conversation piece.