Grades of shrimp

[bigmatt]

hey all,
I'm a bit of a newcomer to shrimp and i'm slightly confised by the grading of both Cherrys and RCS. Of course i understand it's all about colouring, but is there any accepted scale against which they are measured or is it purely an objective decision?
Many thanks in advance,
Matt

 

[mr. luke]

Cherries and rcs are the same thing. (red cherry shrimps)

Im assuming you mean crs? (crystal red shrimps)
Solid deep red cherries are often called fire red shrimps, lighter but solid red ones tend to sell under the name of sakura.

Crystal reds are standardised by the solidness of the colour and the ammount o white, solid white shrimps being the 'highest' grade out of them all, mottled red with tiny white flakes on being the 'lowest'.

 

[bigmatt]

Oops! I did mean CRS!!!

 

[LondonDragon]

Here you go: