Ghost and amano shrimp (pics)

**Fishguy2727** · 01-06-2008, 03:47 AM

Here is one of the ghost shrimp.

Here is one of the amano/algae eating shrimp.

**tropfish** · 01-06-2008, 03:49 AM

awesome pics! The Amano is very pretty.

**squirt_12** · 01-06-2008, 03:49 AM

very nice pics....are you going to enter them into the POTM???? i think that you should. i like the amano shrimp...i used to have some.

EDIT - are those some eggs there on the ghost shrimp????

**Fishguy2727** · 01-06-2008, 03:52 AM

Yes, that ghost shrimp is carrying eggs.

I have laready entered two pictures in POTM.

**squirt_12** · 01-06-2008, 03:57 AM

Originally Posted by Fishguy2727

Yes, that ghost shrimp is carrying eggs.

I have laready entered two pictures in POTM.

i thought she was carrying eggs......enter them next month??? you will probably have more/different pics you will want to enter. lol. great shots.

**KcEE** · 01-06-2008, 05:06 AM

Yes, very nice pic of the amano!

**snipers_den** · 01-06-2008, 06:27 AM

very nice shrimpie pics

**shockshockshad** · 01-06-2008, 12:26 PM

Very nice shrimp. BTW if someone was getting shrimp, out of your 2 types, which do you think is better?

**Fishguy2727** · 01-06-2008, 01:45 PM

They do different things. The ghost shrimp are good scavengers and are cheaper (cheap enough to be used as feeders by some). The amano shrimp are also called algae-eatign shrimp, so that gives that one away. They are more colorful and do very well in a planted tank, but plants are not necessary. They will also chomp on java moss, but I do not think it is enoguh to keep it under control. Both are good. The amano are considerably more expensive, at about $4-6. Ghost shrimp usually run $0.29-0.59. I would say start with ghost and if they do well go ahead and grab some amano.