Unknown shrimp - even LFS manager doesn’t know

[SlipperyWhipple]

Check it out. Can anyone give me a clue before I put it in my FOWLR tank?

 

[Red_Beard]

Kinda looks like a peppermint shrimp. Id say yes, as long as it doesn't end up as a fish snack!

 

[BranchingHammer]

Peppermint shrimp...

 

[SlipperyWhipple]

Kinda looks like a peppermint shrimp. Id say yes, as long as it doesn't end up as a fish snack!

Peppermint shrimp...

They get that big?

 

[Red_Beard]

They get that big?

No, they stay smallish. Like 2 or 3 inches. But some fish might want to eat it is all i was getting at.

 

[SlipperyWhipple]

No, they stay smallish. Like 2 or 3 inches. But some fish might want to eat it is all i was getting at.

No I meant this one looks huge for a peppermint. At least 2-3 inches

 

[C. Eymann]

I'm not a shrimp guy, but that doesn't look like your everday peppermint, with that white stripe, it reminds me of a camel shrimp, but usually those have much more ornate patterns on them, then again, this could be not developed yet
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I'm sure someone on here who loves shrimp can give you a better ID.

 

[SlipperyWhipple]

I'm not a shrimp guy, but that doesn't look like your everday peppermint, with that white stripe, it reminds me of a camel shrimp, but usually those have much more ornate patterns on them, then again, this could be not developed yet
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I'm sure someone on here who loves shrimp can give you a better ID.

Yes that’s what I was hoping. It doesn’t have claws so I hope it wouldn’t be very destructive.

 

[C. Eymann]

Yes that’s what I was hoping. It doesn’t have claws so I hope it wouldn’t be very destructive.

I wish we did have a FW forum in here, alot of FW plant people are usually shrimp geeks, and I mean that in the best if way. Lol !

 

[Red_Beard]

The camel shrimp look like they have intersecting color lines, but the peppermints are all parallel. This one just has a brighter white line. At least that's how it looks to me.

 

[SlipperyWhipple]

The camel shrimp look like they have intersecting color lines, but the peppermints are all parallel. This one just has a brighter white line. At least that's how it looks to me.

That’s what I thought and I googled peppermint and they looked more red and different pattern.

 

[BranchingHammer]

I think the term “peppermint shrimp” is an umbrella term for many different kinds of shrimp...

 

[tehmadreefer]

I think the term “peppermint shrimp” is an umbrella term for many different kinds of shrimp...

Yea, there a while bunch of shrimp labeled under peppermints so most likely just one of them. One would have to go through every shrimp labeled as a peppermint to decide.

 

[BloopFish]

I think the term “peppermint shrimp” is an umbrella term for many different kinds of shrimp...

This is true, however the pattern of the back does not match peppermint shrimps common in the trade it appears (Lysmata sp.)?

 

[Albert Bazaar]

Check it out. Can anyone give me a clue before I put it in my FOWLR tank?

Peppermint shrimp.

 

[BloopFish]

Check it out. Can anyone give me a clue before I put it in my FOWLR tank?

If anything, the pattern on the back resembles a skunk shrimp the most, just with the lack of coloration. Even then, its not a perfect match. If this is a relatively small shrimp, I'd gather that it could be a juvenile specimen. Compare the picture to OP's post.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Looked like a muted/dull skunk, but either way, I’d gamble.

What exactly is the going rate for a shrimp from a LFS if the shop-keep doesn’t know what it is?

 

[BloopFish]

I agree with Jon, I highly doubt it'll harm anything in a FOWLR.

 

[SlipperyWhipple]

Looked like a muted/dull skunk, but either way, I’d gamble.

What exactly is the going rate for a shrimp from a LFS if the shop-keep doesn’t know what it is?

They sold it to me for the peppermint price - $7.99.

 

[VKP01]

The body shape is closer to a camel, with the pinched back. Hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like it has the beak, too. BUT, the “whiskers” look too long and pronounced, and the legs are pretty skinny. My guess is a hybrid, or a species that isn’t targeted for the trade was accidentally caught. Pretty little guy though!