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You don't need to separate them. It's not a disease.

Thnks for your input mate..i have noticed this orange stripe only in a few adult shrimps only and they were separated..need to check on the babies too just in case Sent from my SM-A700H using Tapatalk

It's not a new colour morph. It's normal in RCS as kms mentioned. No one has ever figured out why some RCS do this, and some don't. At least, I have not read anything about it's proven explanation. It could be a sexual maturity thing, some say it's only seen in females. Most photos are from the top to show the stripe on the shrimp, so it's hard to confirm if it's a female or not. Can you take a side shot of the shrimp? But then again, it's been seen in juvenile shrimp as well. It could also be a diet thing. It could be a genetics thing, where some think it's loosing it's refined genetics and close to reverting to wild type. Or it could be a stress reaction. We call them "Racing Stripes", makes the shrimp faster. They can disappear as quickly as they appeared. So don't be surprised to find them gone one day. In Australia, we have a native shrimp called the Chameleon, who has the ability to change their colour to blend in to their surroundings for camouflage. They have this strip too, which they use to camouflage themselves against the substrate. So if I have to take a guess, it is a combo of camouflage and stress in that shrimp that causes it. A close second would be poor genetics. So check your water parameters as a precaution.

My friend..that last part got me so excites now..i really hope i am having a new color combo [emoji2][emoji2] Sent from my SM-A700H using Tapatalk

I have bought ALL my shrimp through the post, and majority from ebay and not yet had any problems at all. As JayC states you have to almost assume the shrimps in the pictures are stock photos off the internet, though the ones on this advert are at least all the photos are taken from the same tank so chances are they are likely to be from the sellers tank. Make sure they are sending them 'next day by 1pm (TM) signed for Royal Mail' which is usually around £8-£10 cost, this advert will but you have to choose that postage at £8.50, so only £2 extra over the standard 1st class. Probably the only area where we are luckier than the large countries like USA and Australia is that because we are so small it is easy to order these through the post and get them next day! There are a lot of people selling shrimps through ebay as well over here. Here is my usual search: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Pet-Supplies/1281/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=shrimp&_sop=12 The ones you have picked out may of coarse be sold by June , but there are always plenty, but as per JayC be cautious over the photos as they may not be theirs, OR they may be enhanced. You also MAY loose a couple due to the stress etc (being packed away, thrown around etc), but you are not as likely too as you know what you are doing - I used to assume I would loose 2 of 10 and then was delighted if they all survived................. Also, by June you may not need a heater pack (hopefully) but if it is cold , as now, make sure they will be sending a heater pack (some people will charge extra for that). I have read several places (and believe it to be true from what I have seen), that baby shrimp grow 50% with each molt at the start, and as they do grow so fast they must molt very often! Simon