Shrimp ID..
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Looks a bit like an Amano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata).
Can find some info here: http://www.planetinverts.com/Amano%20Shrimp.html
And here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridina_japonica
Can find some info here: http://www.planetinverts.com/Amano%20Shrimp.html
And here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridina_japonica
Nope, I was wrong. The red was bugging me so I kept looking.
Caridina gracilirostris AKA mosquito shrimp, rhino shrimp, red-fronted shrimp, Rudolph shrimp and red-stripe shrimp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridina_gracilirostris
Edit: Even that doesn't seem to fit completely though. Has the red rostrum, but yours has 2 Clear and 2 black antanae, and the body coloring of an Amano. Maybe a hybrid?
Caridina gracilirostris AKA mosquito shrimp, rhino shrimp, red-fronted shrimp, Rudolph shrimp and red-stripe shrimp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridina_gracilirostris
Edit: Even that doesn't seem to fit completely though. Has the red rostrum, but yours has 2 Clear and 2 black antanae, and the body coloring of an Amano. Maybe a hybrid?
Really, if it's a wild caught specimen from the Philippines it is entirely possible that the species may not exist within the aquarium trade. It may not even be categorized visibly on the internet. Several new shrimp species were catalogued in the Sulawesi expedition just a few years ago.
If you can catch some more of them, go for it (provided it's legal for you to do so). Do some study on them and keep a journal of your observations. Best care info can be provided by the water where you found them (Temp, PH, Hardness, etc). Offer them a varied diet (algae, plants, meat) and see what they go for.
Definately interesting though.
If you can catch some more of them, go for it (provided it's legal for you to do so). Do some study on them and keep a journal of your observations. Best care info can be provided by the water where you found them (Temp, PH, Hardness, etc). Offer them a varied diet (algae, plants, meat) and see what they go for.
Definately interesting though.