I.D. New shrimp please?

eklikewhoa · Post by **eklikewhoa** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:25 am

I got these from a LFS today and was told they received them as Green algae eaters but I compared them to the Varieties profile section and they look like the Neocaridina sp. "blue"

Here are some pics.....if anyone can confirm it would be great.

milalic · Post by **milalic** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:05 am

Looks like a blue neocaridina.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:43 am

Hi eklikewhoa,

They actually look very nice

How are they doing since you added them to the tank, have they changed in color/behavior? Please keep us updated.

eklikewhoa · Post by **eklikewhoa** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:20 pm

They are doing great and in contrast to all the green plants they look really blue!
There is one that is pitch black though and it happens to be a she that is berried so well see if the color carries over to the offspring.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:15 am

There is one that is pitch black though and it happens to be a she that is berried so well see if the color carries over to the offspring.

It would be great if it does breed true and you get all dark colored offspring

!

eklikewhoa · Post by **eklikewhoa** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:33 am

here are some pictures I took today.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:03 am

Thanks for the pictures! I see you also have the plant HC in the tank, do you find it difficult to grow? I will be getting some soon but I will only be putting a small patch in my shrimp tank to see if it grows in the current conditions. I will monitor and post the results.

eklikewhoa · Post by **eklikewhoa** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:00 pm

I started with a 2x2" patch about a month ago...............

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:46 pm

Very nice tank and the plants look lush

! You are good at aquascaping.

DatDamWuf · Post by **DatDamWuf** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:52 pm

beautiful shrimp and great landscape!

what is the foreground plant the shrimp is walking across? Looks cool.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:07 pm

The plant is Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC) and it does look cool. Here is a link for more information:

http://plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=275

DatDamWuf · Post by **DatDamWuf** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:03 pm

thanks neonshrimp, I'll get some when I do my new tank in June

eklikewhoa · Post by **eklikewhoa** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:45 pm

Yep it's HC but the left side is HM and Rotala sp. green that decided it wanted to be foreground plant as well as a stem.

Thanks for all the comments about the tank, much appreciated!

ToddnBecka · Post by **ToddnBecka** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:57 pm

Beautiful tank, looks like it's very well-maintained.
Are you using CO2 and/or ferts in the tank? What are the two mid-size plants in the first couple pics?

Post by **Mustafa** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:11 pm

Folks...it's getting way too off-topic here. This is a shrimp forum, not a planted tank forum. Let's keep the plant discussion limited to how it *directly* relates to shrimp.