Black Shrimp ID please :)

Mumford · 02-17-2013, 10:42 PM

Just found thus guy when I was rescaping, I have no idea where it's from though. Never bought one like this so might have come in on plants or something?

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I have cherries but this is no cherry.

- Mumford

**Soothing Shrimp** · 02-17-2013, 10:58 PM

Zebra Babaulti?

Mumford · 02-18-2013, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Soothing Shrimp

Zebra Babaulti?

Thanks for trying but I don't think so. Can't see any pics that look close enough

- Mumford

**Soothing Shrimp** · 02-18-2013, 12:46 AM

yeah. Really hard to see the shrimp itself, just see some stripes and a silhouette.

Are you able to shine a flashlight on it and then take a pic?

Mumford · 02-18-2013, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Soothing Shrimp

yeah. Really hard to see the shrimp itself, just see some stripes and a silhouette.

Are you able to shine a flashlight on it and then take a pic?

I can't try tomorrow. It's that color in really life tho which is odd, it's like charcoal lol

- Mumford

**Big O** · 02-18-2013, 01:10 AM

Nice hitchhiker!
All I ever get is snails

aznartist34 · 02-18-2013, 01:30 AM

Could be a black cherry

**Soothing Shrimp** · 02-18-2013, 01:39 AM

I've never seen a black cherry have full vertical stripes like that though.

Bananariot · 02-18-2013, 02:08 AM

I have never seen that before.

Possibilities are:
Ninja shrimp or Malayan Shrimp

Google image them

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-18-2013, 04:17 AM

Looks a bit like a Tiger of some sort. Is your substrate Safe T Sorb?

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**mordalphus** · 02-18-2013, 07:18 AM

its a ninja shrimp, body shape and pattern

**Soothing Shrimp** · 02-18-2013, 12:44 PM

Ninja shrimp. Stripes look the same. That's the darkest one I have ever seen.

Mumford · 02-18-2013, 01:03 PM

Hmmmm interesting. Is there a reason he so dark? Should I get something to lighten him up?

- Mumford

**Soothing Shrimp** · 02-18-2013, 01:36 PM

They're known for changing colors when they want to. So perhaps he is matching your hardscape or substrate. They live in freshwater and can breed, but need saltwater for the low order shrimp babies to survive.

Mumford · 02-18-2013, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Soothing Shrimp

They're known for changing colors when they want to. So perhaps he is matching your hardscape or substrate. They live in freshwater and can breed, but need saltwater for the low order shrimp babies to survive.

Well isn't that interesting. I'll see if I can get a better shot for you guys

- Mumford

02-17-2013, 10:42 PM	#1
Mumford Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 478	Black Shrimp ID please :) Just found thus guy when I was rescaping, I have no idea where it's from though. Never bought one like this so might have come in on plants or something? I have cherries but this is no cherry. - Mumford __________________ Fluval Spec V - Growout Tank 20 Gallon Long - Work in Progress

02-17-2013, 10:58 PM	#2
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,532	Zebra Babaulti? __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

02-18-2013, 12:46 AM	#4
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,532	yeah. Really hard to see the shrimp itself, just see some stripes and a silhouette. Are you able to shine a flashlight on it and then take a pic? __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

02-18-2013, 01:10 AM	#6
Big O Raider for life (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23/100%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 512	hitchhiker Nice hitchhiker! All I ever get is snails

02-18-2013, 01:39 AM	#8
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,532	I've never seen a black cherry have full vertical stripes like that though. __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

02-18-2013, 01:30 AM	#7
aznartist34 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 356	Could be a black cherry

02-18-2013, 02:08 AM	#9
Bananariot Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Stony Brook, NY Posts: 2,494	I have never seen that before. Possibilities are: Ninja shrimp or Malayan Shrimp Google image them __________________ A Poor College Student's 12 Gallon Long ~~R.I.P. My College 10 Gallon Exploration x3~~ 12G Rimless Club

02-18-2013, 04:17 AM	#10
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,254	Re: Black Shrimp ID please :) Looks a bit like a Tiger of some sort. Is your substrate Safe T Sorb? Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-18-2013, 07:18 AM	#11
mordalphus These pants? are fancy. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (261/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,571	its a ninja shrimp, body shape and pattern

02-18-2013, 12:44 PM	#12
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,532	Ninja shrimp. Stripes look the same. That's the darkest one I have ever seen. __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

02-18-2013, 01:03 PM	#13
Mumford Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 478	Black Shrimp ID please :) Hmmmm interesting. Is there a reason he so dark? Should I get something to lighten him up? - Mumford __________________ Fluval Spec V - Growout Tank 20 Gallon Long - Work in Progress

02-18-2013, 01:36 PM	#14
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,532	They're known for changing colors when they want to. So perhaps he is matching your hardscape or substrate. They live in freshwater and can breed, but need saltwater for the low order shrimp babies to survive. __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

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