Different kinds of ghosties.

[sprucansailor]

I have learned so much about shrimp from you guys already!! But I still am less than an amateur.

Here is another, possible funny, question. I bought some ghosties, and put some in my main tank, and 1 in my fry tank. With all the problems I have been reading about, I was wondering if they are all ghosties or not. (especially the 1 in my fry tank)

I noticed that on some of their antennas there are some dashes of red coloring. I can not find any more color on them, and it is not on all of the shrimp. Are they safe to keep with my babies?

Thanks

Branden

[Veneer]

Regular ghost shrimp (Palaemonetes sp.) should be tolerable if you are willing to accept the potentiality of fry loss; some report them to be truly opportunistic (though others claim them to be inordinately peaceful); know that I have never personally attempted such a combination). On the other hand, predatory Macrobrachium species occassionally smuggle themselves into shimpments of "ghost shrimp", with which they, when young, are nearly indistinguishable. I would urge caution.