Amano shrimp turned blue

[Y3H]

Hi, any bros here have their Amano shrimps having a blue tint or red tint?

Is it normal? They seem to be quite happy and react to my feeding quite fast.

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I managed to take a photo of my blue Amano. He is more dark blue than the photo though.


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[Naraki]

Where did you bought it? Was it a new resident in your tank? Possible to take a side picture and repost?

[Y3H]

Got it from 328 last month. They all looked like standard amano's until recently some turned red and others turned blue.

I'll try to get another side shot when I get back


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[wongce]

Yup, for amano its normal, grab some malayan shrimp...you will be amazed....haha

[Y3H]

Oh wow, I wonder what causes them to colour up so intensely. For a moment I thought my parents threw in a blue bolt without my knowledge.

Here are some other shots I managed to get. Sorry for blur pictures.
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Wonder if next time we will have Blue Jelly Amano variants?


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[Naraki]

Wow. Amazing. First time coming upon a blue amano.

[Y3H]

Indeed, same here too. It would be awesome if in a few years time Blue/Red Amanos will be sold along with the coloured neos. The standard Amanos are kinda boring though =P

[vinz]

In my experience, bluish tint usually = healthy and happy. Brownish red tint (not to be confused with their "normal" beige(?) like colour) usually indicates that it will die soon. I have not done measurements of water conditions, etc... just observation.

[Y3H]

Hmm guess I'll keep an eye out of the redder looking ones.

[Mookie]

When I gave away my Yamato shrimp, I left them in a blue basin, took them out and they looked like with a blue tint. Not sure if my eyes were playing tricks on me...