Could someone tell me how to tell the difference between the Peppermint shrimp([FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Lysmata rathbunae) and the TRUE Peppermint shrimp(Lysmata wurdemanni).I have tried to google pics,but it is very difficult to tell the difference.Is there a way of being sure that you are definitely buying a true peppermint shrimp? [/SIZE][/FONT]
Peppermint shrimp true or not?
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hey this is a very interesting topic lets wait for the experts to come
This is the best 2 photos I could get of each type.It seems the decoy only has horizontal lines whereas the true peppermint seems to have a vertical line in its middle section(like a belt).Am I right?:
This is who we want Wurdemanni
This is who gets sold as a peppermint-Rathbunae
This is who we want Wurdemanni
This is who gets sold as a peppermint-Rathbunae
Mike
Retired Moderator
It is only the wurdemanni that eats aips, google camel shrimp, they are most likely sold as peps, look at the tail, that is the give away - take note of the lines on the tail between the two species, the true pep's tail follows on from the body colours and the camel shrimp (apart from a humpy back - hence "camel") has a different color tail to it's body.
leslie hempel
Professional Aquarist
dude our LFS was selling a shrimp that was green and nothing like a peppermint shrimp for ages untill i educated them about it.. the shrimp they were selling are actually abundant in durban and have like tuffts of algae growing on them.. so not a peppermint.. my opinion is that the top one in the pics is the peppermint.. difficult to say though as there are so many simular species..