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what is this shrimp
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:44 am
by zapisto
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:49 am
by Matteino^82
bah...for me is a red cherry male....don't you think?
bye
Matteo
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:55 am
by zapisto
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:26 am
by Mustafa
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:32 pm
by zapisto
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:34 pm
by The Fisherman
Hmm, the picture is broken for me, I can't see it.
-John
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:41 pm
by Neonshrimp
Sorry to hear that John. Close your eyes and imagine a clear cherry shrimp litely sprinkled/peppered with tiny black dots. Hope that helps
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:52 pm
by The Fisherman
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
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:35 am
by zapisto
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
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:06 am
by Neonshrimp
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:45 am
by Mustafa
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...