Tre Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 So I ordered Amanos. I know then can be blue under stress or with a certain diet but I’m looking at these and not sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Looks like a blue Neocardina type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, MickS77 said: Looks like a blue Neocardina type Ugh. I thought so to...I’ll have to wait and see a bit but I’m nervous I have the incorrect shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 The bigger one in the back looks like an Amano to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 They could be malawa shrimp. I've had those and they look a lot like neocaridina shrimp, except that they sometimes get slightly blue, red, brown or even yellow. From what i've seen seems like they change their colors throughout their life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Slightly better pics. They’ve calmed down a bit as far as movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Tre said: Slightly better pics. They’ve calmed down a bit as far as movement. Honestly they look just like my malawa shrimp. But then again, i've never been able to tell those and "wild" neocaridina apart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 They look more like Neocaridina shrimp to me. Malawa shrimp usually have an iridescent shine to them, even in juveniles, and the blue tint is not usually as noticable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Got them set in quarantine. Hoping to give them time. If they really are not Amanos and are neos...I guess they’ll go in my son’s tank. >< Hoping they refund or ship new neos. Betta is adorable and has been “nice” to the cherry shrimp so far. He was looking at one and it smacked him in the face then ran. He looked stunned. Poor baby. Lol. >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 My shrimp are super happy buggers with lots of biofilm, rock and plants. These I just got. They are in quarantine. Moss in with them and some rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Still staring at these to try and see if they might look any more Amano like as time passes....no answer from retailer. (Sigh) 3 in one picture and 2 in the other. The blue ones are extremely active while the more clear ones are more chill and feeding in one spot mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queebs_aquatics Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 This neo tree may help you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 9 hours ago, queebs_aquatics said: This neo tree may help you!! Definitely seen the neo breeding tree before. The issue is if they are Amanos or not. I ordered online as there is no where to get these near me. The seller is not responding so it’s more the species or even genus that’s in question more then color variety. Thank you though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Possibly, you just have a few amanos and a few neos. The bad news is the neos will breed, and of course, the amanos won't. I would understand if you got a few bonus shrimplets of the wrong species from a hobbist who had a mixed tank couldn't be bothered to get the hitchhikers out of the sale bag, but selling one species as another is rotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Brandy said: Possibly, you just have a few amanos and a few neos. The bad news is the neos will breed, and of course, the amanos won't. I would understand if you got a few bonus shrimplets of the wrong species from a hobbist who had a mixed tank couldn't be bothered to get the hitchhikers out of the sale bag, but selling one species as another is rotten. Yes. I don’t know if it was a mistake. I’m still hoping they are baby blue Amanos from diet....but they are holding color so far. I don’t want to mix my neos and need to know where I’m going to put them.... I wish they would answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I wish you lived nearby, I would be happy to host! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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