What Does An Amano Shrimp Look Like

[seangee]

Hi All

Today I moved a little log with java fern and moss to another tank. A little later while cleaning I discovered a little black bug thing in my tank. My immediate reaction was to fish it out because I didn't put it there. But I haven't ever seen my shrimp in their moulted state and it may have been hiding under the log I removed. Could this have been one of my amanos?

 

[Bloo]

An amano shrimp that sheds still looks exactly like an amano shrimp. Not a black bug.

 

[three-fingers]

Yep, as Bloo says.
This is what it looks like when a shrimp sheds, just so you know .

 

[Shrimper]

What bloo said...

A shrimp that has shed its shell looks just like a normal shrimp.

I would fish out any weird black bug... better safe than sorry!

 

[seangee]

What bloo said...

A shrimp that has shed its shell looks just like a normal shrimp.

I would fish out any weird black bug... better safe than sorry!

Arghhh - can't find the little bugger now, off to do some more bug hunting