Orange Crab? Mandarin Crab? Or Neither?

[Paul E. Morphius]

I just saw these tiny crabs being sold at the LFS. Problem is, I am not sure what it exactly is, neither does the shopkeeper. It strikingly resembles Geosesarma krathing and Geosesarma notophorum, but its color pattern sets it apart.

I wasn't allowed to take pictures, so I "borrowed" one of these screenshots from Geckos Unlimited.

[Püffi]

Hi Paul,

it is hard to say with just a single picture. I would guess its a G. krathing.

[Ollie Mengedoht]

G. krathing for sure.

[Paul E. Morphius]

I just looked into your Geosesarma krathing gallery and saw that some of them match the color scheme of the specimen I uploaded and some of them don't. Does this mean they vary in colors the same way as crystal red shrimps?

[Ollie Mengedoht]

Paul, some are young ones, they vary all in coloration. krathing is quite good recognizable by its iridescent eyes with a black pattern in the green eyes.