jasper5150 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 First, are these guys actual Amano shrimp? Second, it looks like they have some eggs attached. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkshadowwolf Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Yes looks like Amano Shrimp to me. They will produce eggs, but the larva that hatch require brackish water. They don’t reproduce like cherry shrimp or Crystal reds, they go through a larval stage before becoming tiny shrimp. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper5150 Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Thanks! I keep reading about imposters so I glad they are the real deal. Guess the larvae will be food for my other fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) On 7/21/2022 at 5:36 AM, jasper5150 said: Thanks! I keep reading about imposters so I glad they are the real deal. Guess the larvae will be food for my other fish Yeah, I saw someone else asking too. Those are 100% amano shrimp. I saw the pics of the "these are not amano shrimp" and they don't look anything like it from what I could tell. The telltale sign for me is the pattern on the shells and just their general shape. Very distinct. One of these things is not like the other 😂 Edited July 29, 2022 by nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 There's not much you can do to hatch the eggs since they need brackish water. From what I understand it is possible but not easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitstuk Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 What did the seller say they were? They don't look like any other type of shrimp so they should be Amano Shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotatoFish Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Amano shrimp may also have a tint of color in them. Mine started becoming faintly pink after eating a number of red pellets of fish food. One became faintly orange. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Update. I am also looking at this one shrimp in my tank with heavy suspicion now. The big box store might've had some Aussies. I'll attach photos, but the big thing for me is that this shrimp is MASSIVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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