bought bag of Yamato but inside mixed with Malayan

**Shadow** · 26th Sep 2008, 09:27

Just bought a bag of 10 yamato shrimp from C328 but when I reach at home, 4 of them are actually if I'm not mistaken Malayan shrimps. I can the the straight thick line from head to tail, as well as lack the dot-dot line on the side. Yamato have this dot-dot line. Does anyone experience this before?

I wonder if those reported Yamato spawn in fresh water is actually malayan?

**blue33** · 26th Sep 2008, 12:31

Originally Posted by Shadow

Just bought a bag of 10 yamato shrimp from C328 but when I reach at home, 4 of them are actually if I'm not mistaken Malayan shrimps. I can the the straight thick line from head to tail, as well as lack the dot-dot line on the side. Yamato have this dot-dot line. Does anyone experience this before?

I wonder if those reported Yamato spawn in fresh water is actually malayan?

Yesterday went to C328, notice the bag of Amano shrimp is not that healthy also the colour abit strange, so i didnt bought it, around 3-4pm. Today i went, saw a bag of few Amano shrimp inside, looks like yesterday bag, but lesser shrimp inside with new packing.

**d2sign** · 26th Sep 2008, 16:34

Some yamato will have the straight thick line from head to tail, but lack of the dot dot line... Well, think can judge by the size.

**blue33** · 26th Sep 2008, 16:45

Originally Posted by d2sign

Some yamato will have the straight thick line from head to tail, but lack of the dot dot line... Well, think can judge by the size.

Those i dont think is Amano shrimp.

**Shadow** · 26th Sep 2008, 17:07

agree, that probably not Amano/Yamato shrimp, that is why I'm guessing Malayan.

All the photo below are not mine, it is from wiki, I just link it. As you can see, there is thin white line from head to tail and dot-dot line on the side. Mine have thick white line (very think) and no dot-dot. Maybe because it is shock from new environtment.

**blue33** · 26th Sep 2008, 17:21

Here's one of my Amano shrimp. With those dots at the side.

**d2sign** · 26th Sep 2008, 17:58

Try to take some photos and show us

**Shadow** · 27th Sep 2008, 01:29

Here are my suppose to be Yamato shrimps photo. Sorry photo isn't that sharp, I anyhow take

I really think it is Malayan, sometime you can also find red Malayan shrimp in Cherry shrimp bag.

**RHX** · 27th Sep 2008, 01:38

It's malayan shrimp. Yamato shrimps will grow bigger & the line from head to tail is not that thick. And yamatos are usually more translucent.
I have a malayan shrimp that looks exactly like the pictures on post #8.

**blue33** · 27th Sep 2008, 09:41

I was there that day, find the some of the Yamamoto/Amano shrimp doesnt look like one, so didnt buy in the end.

If i dont see spot at the side, i would not buy at all, those spots are suppose to there.

**Shadow** · 27th Sep 2008, 18:36

I thought so, but too bad I didn't pay attention when I bought it

**blue33** · 27th Sep 2008, 18:55

Originally Posted by Shadow

I thought so, but to bad I didn't pay attention when I bought it

Your Malayan shrimp quite big also, hardly see so big Malayan shrimp. Today just bought another 10 Amano shrimp from Y618, all got spots. They got quite alot.

**benetay** · 27th Sep 2008, 19:39

Cavent emptor - Buyer beware. I'm sure if you have asked, you can take it back for a change or even free ones to replace those.

**Shadow** · 27th Sep 2008, 20:28

nah... too troublesome, not worth the travelling fee, just becarefull next time

**antitrust** · 29th Sep 2008, 18:51

actually Malayans can grow quite big also. I had one that was around 2.5cm. it just looks like a smaller or juvenile yamato....

**Orion** · 29th Sep 2008, 18:58

The price difference is so much for Malayan and Yamato 1:8 ratio.

I have 2 Yamatos in my 4 ft tank but I seldom see them. I intend to buy some more but don't know how many? I want a perfect balance , you know, always see some moving about here and there but not to the extent seeing them a lot at the same time.

**blue33** · 29th Sep 2008, 20:00

Originally Posted by Orion

The price difference is so much for Malayan and Yamato 1:8 ratio.

I have 2 Yamatos in my 4 ft tank but I seldom see them. I intend to buy some more but don't know how many? I want a perfect balance , you know, always see some moving about here and there but not to the extent seeing them a lot at the same time.

Had about 15 Yamatos shrimp, 4-5 Malayans, about 6 Sakura in my 2ft tank.