what is this shrimp

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:44 am

I finally got pics of the shrimp my friend get back to me
and was sold as : Caridina sp. "Turbo Black Shrimp"

sorry i am not to good to take pics.
please can someone tell which shrimp is it ?
i have female carrying eggs now , will try get pics of them.

Matteino^82 · Post by **Matteino^82** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:49 am

bah...for me is a red cherry male....don't you think?
bye
Matteo

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:55 am

you want to know
at the first time i look at them i say "bahhh cherry shrimp"
but friend want me to be sure , because i am not so expert now in ID.
so i am trying found expert opinion

look like i am not so bad

but female dont look like the cherry i have , put more confusion in my head

egg are greenish and , my cherry eggs are yellowish.

Post by **Mustafa** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:26 am

Hard to tell from this particular picture as I can't really see the rostrum area that well, but it look like one of them various Neocaridina species out there. If these shrimp have been imported from China or Taiwan, then you can be pretty much 100% sure that they are a Neocaridina, although not necessarily Neocaridina denticulata sinensis.

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:32 pm

Mustafa wrote:Hard to tell from this particular picture as I can't really see the rostrum area that well, but it look like one of them various Neocaridina species out there. If these shrimp have been imported from China or Taiwan, then you can be pretty much 100% sure that they are a Neocaridina, although not necessarily Neocaridina denticulata sinensis.

thanks mustafa
one my friend coming get some better pics for me.

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:34 pm

Hmm, the picture is broken for me, I can't see it.

-John

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:41 pm

Sorry to hear that John. Close your eyes and imagine a clear cherry shrimp litely sprinkled/peppered with tiny black dots. Hope that helps

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:52 pm

Neonshrimp wrote:Sorry to hear that John. Close your eyes and imagine a clear cherry shrimp litely sprinkled/peppered with tiny black dots. Hope that helps

Hehe, your description worked so well, it appeared right before my eyes! Heh, actually the pic appeared this time...

But thanks for the thought

-John

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:35 am

more i see female more i am convince they are not cherry (but i am far from being an expert).
- first of all the egg color, attract my attention, they are really green and big (so i think it is a freshwater only, let see when they hatch).
- none of the female have red anywhere (yeah i know it is not a sign they are not cherry)
the do are less visible on female.

will have good pics soon

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:06 am

It will be interesting to see if the babies will look like their parents and how the develope. Looking forward to more pictures soon, please keep us updated.

Post by **Mustafa** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:45 am

zapisto wrote:more i see female more i am convince they are not cherry (but i am far from being an expert).
- first of all the egg color, attract my attention, they are really green and big (so i think it is a freshwater only, let see when they hatch).
- none of the female have red anywhere (yeah i know it is not a sign they are not cherry)
the do are less visible on female.

will have good pics soon

Wild type Neocaridina are not red and many have green eggs. We'll just wait for more pictures...