Re: algae eating shrimp

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

Brett,

Hi, we picked some Amano shrimp from the Seattle Fish Store about 3-4
weeks ago, I am not sure if this is the same ones you are
describing....they sound different, these were not red, but the typical
amano's.

Kathy

On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Greenman wrote:

> 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
>