Purple zebra shrimp?

[Mech]

Wansnt sure where to stick this but wanted to ask if any one has experience with purple zebra shrimp from Asia?

They are a brackish shrimp also and look like a purple tigershrimp.

[jonesinfershrimp]

you dont have any pictures? possibly a species name?

[KenCotigirl]

I would guess Mustafa will move this to the general shrimp. Please post picture. OOOOO.... PURPLE.....

Ken

[jonesinfershrimp]

I would guess Mustafa will move this to the general shrimp. Please post picture. OOOOO.... PURPLE.....

Ken

+1

[mcdaney]

A quick Google search and this is one of the photos.

Purple Zebra Shrimp

Read about it and most say that they are extremely hard to breed in captivity. I wonder how long their lifespan is?

[KenCotigirl]

Not very purple. I was hoping for Minnesota Vikings purple. I am guessing a low order shrimp. Brackish to full salt for larvae to survive.

Ken

[jonesinfershrimp]

I was hoping for Minnesota Vikings purple.

im a vikings fan lol. i was hoping that too.

[Mustafa]

Ok, I'm a few months late (and will eventually move this to the general shrimp forum but answering here for now) but I've had "purple zebra shrimp" before. They are a Potamalpheops species...not sure if anyone has conclusively figured out which exact species yet. In any case...I was keeping them in freshwater and I even had larvae (which didn't make it). They are not like the Supershrimp/Opae...they need regular food and are kept like other "normal" shrimp.