algae eating shrimp

["Greenman" <bnbjohns@home.com>]

Just thought I would pass along a heads up to anyone looking for cool
shrimp- the Fish Store over by Crossraods in Bellevue has what they are
calling 'Algae Eating Shrimp' which look to me rather more like the crystal
red bee shrimp I have seen photos of than the big Amano shrimp usually
soldunder that name. They didn't know if the Seattle store would have them
or not, but these are real beuaties.

Not very big, only about a half inch long at most, but with really cool
colors- some are bright red in the tank at the store (they lose all color
when stressed in the bag) and some have a bluish tinge in the bag, and most
have a real bright stripe down the back variously crosshatched on the tail.
Most seem to have a dark to black blotch on the tail, with a white edge
(rather than the spots on the corners in the Amano type). Really neat little
shrimp.

Brett Johnson
Green Man Gardens
bnbjohns@home.com