Id On My Freebie Shrimp

[LolaLouie]

A shrimp turned up in my tank a couple of weeks ago. I have no idead how, I guess he came in a plant?!? Either way given that my LFS is over an hour away he did pretty well. The problem is I dn't know what he is. He looks a lot like my amano shrimp but he's black with a bright white stripe. He's pretty small (around 2 cm)

here's a pic...



Anyone know what he is??? He's pretty shy so that's the best pic I can get for now.

Thanks!

 

[dingweding]

It does look like amano shrimp. Maybe once it settles down, the color will be a little lighter.

If it grows large, it can also be a fan shrimp. i always think amano and fan shrimp look similar, except the latter one is much larger, and once mature, u can see their fans

 

[Piltdownpaul]

From what i can see it looks like an amano shrimp-do not be afraid----be very afraid!!!!

Anyhow it'll keep your algae down!

 

[LolaLouie]

It is black though.. all my other amano shrimp are clear except when they eat the corys wafers and turn green?!?

 

[Shrimper]

It looks a bit my unknown shrimp, have a look at my thread... there are a few suggestions for possible species in there, it could be one of those

Here is my ID thread