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Are they what they look like?

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1098926225

They look like .... shrimps ... but candy cane???

These are just Crystal Red shrimp. As you can see they can have variation in coloring and patterning (stripes). I have no idea where the guy had the imagination to come up with the name "Candy Cane Shrimp."

This is another example of 5 million people making up 10 million common names for the same shrimp.

Notice the starting price tag....almost 10 bucks/shrimp. I guess that's been the going price for the few Crystal Red Shrimp offered in the US so far.

I love how he says "they spawn readily" without (most likely) ever having tried to spawn them or breed them or knowing anything about how sensitive these shrimp can be. And I am sure that they spawn in that sterile bare bottom tank they are *stored* in *very* readily....LOL

I've even seen people say on Aquabid and some online stores that sell shrimp "they spawn readily" in the aquarium and are "very productive" about shrimp species that I know FOR SURE need saltwater for their larvae to survive.

I guess some people feel that it is *really* hard to tell the truth when it comes to selling animals.

I guess I should have said: "breeds like crazy and the young grow up in NO TIME" about my Indian Algae Shrimp when I wrote their description instead of saying: "Their hatchlings grow slowly"....LOL.

And what's up with that boring name? "Indian Algae Shrimp"....let's just use: "Indian Dark Blue Traffic Light Shrimp" "
THE MOST COLORFUL SHRIMP AROUND AND THE BEST ALGAE EATER EVER!!"

Haha...these people crack me up...but it's sad that the truth is not valued.

Mustafa

Petshrimp.com wrote:These are just Crystal Red shrimp. As you can see they can have variation in coloring and patterning (stripes).

That's what I thought.

I love how he says "they spawn readily" without (most likely) ever having tried to spawn them or breed them or knowing anything about how sensitive these shrimp can be. And I am sure that they spawn in that sterile bare bottom tank they are *stored* in *very* readily....LOL

I was assuming he had misspelled "swim".

I guess I should have said: "breeds like crazy and the young grow up in NO TIME" about my Indian Algae Shrimp when I wrote their description instead of saying: "Their hatchlings grow slowly"....LOL.

"Young spring from their father's head fully grown and wearing armor. Algae has no chance."

"Indian Dark Blue Traffic Light Shrimp"

Warning: Shrimp must not be visible to passing motorists. The shrimps' bright coloration has been known to cause traffic accidents.

Haha...Brad you crack me up! You sound like you have sold lifestock.....

Mustafa