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I bet they will be berried before long. Do you have any pictures of your new tank?

Thanks Bill, that is a relief. After I read some of the info I found it was kind of scary and I sure didn't want to lose all of these guys.

What fun deciding what shrimp you would like to keep.

Possibly:
Malaya
Sri Lanka
Indian Zebra
Snowball
Green Shrimp
Dark Green Shrimp (not sure about the water these like but they are really pretty)

I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of right now.

HOLLYWOOD wrote:Bill (Southerndesert) had pictures of this same green growth on one of his Sulawesi shrimp. There is a thread about this particular green growth. Best to isolate this shrimp.

Yikes , I found the thread. Thanks for the heads up, HOLLYWOOD. I will isolate that shrimp.

I found this shrimp tonight when I was feeding them. The shrimp is very active and was feeding as you would expect. I saw the thread earlier with a similar looking issue. I'm going to watch this one and see it the green stuff is lost when the shrimp molts.

I've seen around 2 dozen of the little Sri Lanka that I could count. The tank they live in is full of moss and they are pretty good at "fleeing" to safety anytime I try to look at them. Sometimes after lights are out I use a flashlight to try to see how many sets of shinning eyes I can see...

I have some that look like that.

Hey Pat, Yeah, it's *extremely* important to separate different varieties of shrimp. Otherwise we'll all end up with mutts. I even separate different imports of the *same* species of shrimp, just because they may be different local variations altogether. That is a very good point. I will keep tryin...

I hope that is the case here as I really enjoy these shrimp. I will post more when I can determine how many there are in this tank. It has lots of moss, so it's hard to tell and I stay out of the tank except to do maintenance and feed.

How are your Sri Lanka's doing?

Hi Mustafa,

I now have 3 tanks with these shrimp in them to try and not have them mix anymore than they may have already done. I appreciate the information you provide. I am sorry to hear that your white banded colony didn't make it through the move.

Pat

Well, I lost my female sri lanka the other day. :cry: The good news though is I am starting to see small shrimp out and about, so maybe they will make it and get my colony of these guys going. They are in a tank all to themselves so I am hopeful. I just hate it that I have lost so many shrimp due to...

Thanks for the guidance Mustafa. :D I had wondered about the ones that don't have a distinct band. I know it is very difficult to tell what all of them are just looking at pictures, but your efforts are appreciated. I am trying to get them separated into tanks with like shrimp. How are your white ba...

I would like to verify these are white banded shrimp or if not does anyone know what they are? Some of them are fairly large 3/4 to 1". I have several berried females in the group now. The bands on these shrimp is more tan than white though. White Banded? Not sure about what the green colored s...

Neonshrimp wrote: I find this hobby to be very relaxing and fun and enjoy spending time caring for and admiring my shrimp Any one else want to share ?

That's great that you are seeing babies. I hunt for them almost every day. The white headed bumblebees are really pretty.