Identify this Shrimp

[kevin_4u2nv]

Can some one Identify this Shrimp?

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[algarciajr]

Tim (armthehomeless) will probably identify this guy. My guess would be a Tiger shrimp, but I am no expert.

[armthehomeless]

My guess would be a Tiger shrimp, but I am no expert.

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Where did you get your cherries from? Chances are the breeder kept cherries and tigers in the same tank since they shouldn't interbreed.

[40GallonsOfDoom]

why is that?

[algarciajr]

why is that?

???

[40GallonsOfDoom]

he said they shouldnt interbreed. I was curious as to why.

[algarciajr]

he said they shouldnt interbreed. I was curious as to why.

I think it is because of their appearance being so different from each other that they are not attracted. This is true with certain fish like tropheus, some will cross breed and some may not when they are very different in appearance.

[IvanSanchez]

They wont breed because they are both different genus. RCS is to Neocaridina as Tiger is to caridina

[swissian]

It looks like a Wild Neocaridina Heteropoda Female to me. I have a male in my cherry shrimp tank. Sometimes, you just end up with a shrimp that returns to wild type coloration. If you would like to maintain the red coloration, I would suggest finding another tank for that shrimp to stay in.

Wild Type Female: http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...Ue-UkAqVPA&t=1

http://www.planetinverts.com/macros/heteropoda_saddled_female.jpg

Tiger shrimp have more clearly defined stripes: http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/posts/w..._shrimp_10.jpg

Hope that I was able to help you!

[nacra99]

It looks like a Wild Neocaridina Heteropoda Female to me.

That's what my gut reaction also.
But if you really want to be sure, you need to take a picture of the rostrum i.e it's spiny "nose".

[kevin_4u2nv]

Thanks everyone. The best possible match goes with Neocaridina Heteropoda. Bcoz I have some Neocaridina Heteropoda Red also in another tank that perfect match to the images found in Google.

Thanks.