Miles said:
I can get rare FW shrimp from the Amazon if anyone is interested. They are not quite as striking as those, but we do have some nice 'Cherry' FW shrimp, 'Green' and a 'Ghost' type that is similiar to a ghost shrimp, but gets very large.
Hello everyone. First time posting here. I would just like to comment on the "ghost-type" shrimp from the Amazon region. These shrimp are most likely a Macrobrachium of some type. Most of the shrimp in this genus are piscivorous at worst and fish mutilators at best. I have had two species of the "ghost types", both Macrobrachium, and both proved to be incompatable with fish (which is why I no longer deal with them). I did also get a Palaeomonetes (identification uncertain) which looked harmless but ended up being able to capture and eat smallish fish. They are best kept in a species tank with plenty of hiding places and visual barriers so they can't see each other too often.
As to the red shrimp and the green shrimp from the Amazon....first time I have seen pics of them. VERY nice. The Euryrhynchus could probably do some damage to smaller fish, judging by the claws. I wonder if it is a fish mutilator?