last week i found a dark colored shrimp in my tank while doing my weekly maintenance.
i have only added amano shrimp to my tank. has anyone an idea of what type of shrimp this could be?
Looks like a really dark Neocaridina to me. If you didn't intentionally add it to your tank, it likely came as a hitchhiker that you didn't notice. Sometimes happens with plants and other livestock.
That stripe you see down the back usually indicates they're in the last stage of their life - a senior citizen, if you will.
It's a really gorgeous shrimp. Maybe you could try to find some other dark Neos to add to the tank to try to breed them?
Looks like a really dark Neocaridina to me. If you didn't intentionally add it to your tank, it likely came as a hitchhiker that you didn't notice. Sometimes happens with plants and other livestock.
That stripe you see down the back usually indicates they're in the last stage of their life - a senior citizen, if you will.
It's a really gorgeous shrimp. Maybe you could try to find some other dark Neos to add to the tank to try to breed them?
i have some mini amano's in my tank that are already breeding in my tank. the dark one has a big belly so maybe it's a female that already is carying some eggs!
i hope she has because i don't mind have some more of these dark one!!
They are. It is actually a mix here in the Netherlands, they are mixed with some sort of tigers. When I look at mine some are super clear and other have “tiger” stripes across their backs
I meant mix up, as in confuse - not hybridize. Unless you're referring to OP, who isn't sure what they are.
I sent the main exporter to the Netherlands an email this afternoon and they're going to try to send some photos my way of their current "mini amano" stock. If I receive them, I'll post them here.
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