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I tried again with a ghost, an amano, a cherry, and a wood shrimp. All but the ghost's eyes kinda absorbed the light and seemed matte black. When the ghost shrimp were tried, they appeared silver and shiny, with a black spot in the middle.

Hey, I recently noticed my two amanos were together on a leave. I noticed one shake one of his legs. As I watched on, the second shrimp did the same with his leg. They kept this up for a minute or two. The two my suprise, the pair started to follow each other around the tank. They came to a stop alm...

Hey guys, How do shrimp see? I was watching them one night with a flashlight and it bothered them. When I switched to a red filter, they seemed to be unaffected. When I use a blue filter, it bothers them. Also, ghost shrimp eyes are reflective whereas amano eyes aren't. Does this mean they see bette...

The user gallery with my name on this website. Click "theshrimp_123" and the click Seattle area flora and fauna.

Thanks for the info Veneer, but niether of those species are in close vicinity of where i was.

Refering to the Ghost Shrimp parasites mentioned above, there are many shrimp like this in Walmart especially. Maybe 1 out of 25 shrimp i buy from walmart have these worm things. I never knew what they were until i read this. Could it be contagious through excrement or a dead shrimp?

Can anyone ID these?

I think the red one is Procambarus clarkii, and the other a Pacifastacus sp.
For pictures look in my gallery.

Don't do it. Loaches + shrimp= dead or miserable shrimp.

Especially on Amanos. In one of my 2.5 gallon tanks, i was using a blue light, and the new amanos i bought were kind of dark blue (i took them out of water, still blue). Then I started to wonder so i changed to a clear light. Now they are clear with spots. Does lighting have anythink to do with this?

What about the Crangon sp.? Can he be acclimated?

Hi!, I just got back from my vacation to Seattle (Federal Way area) and I was wondering if there were any freshwater shrimp near there. I was also wondering if a species of saltwater shrimp (Crangon sp.) which have been found in brackish water, could be converted to permanantly live in a brackish an...

I dont think so. Their mouths arent shaped for shrimp eating.

Lots of plants, a sponge filter, sand or gravel, dont feed to much. Change water when necessary.

Its not that unusual. It was probably just digested food that you saw.

Wow they look like saltwater shrimp. Do you think they will ever be availible to the hobbyist?