shrimp

[ClamKnuckle]

So I was crab hunting tonight (got one!) and I noticed what looked like a shrimp behind some LR. All I could really get a good glimpse of was its head and arms. The arms look like filters that he is collecting food out of the water with. He is a translucent color, with a little blue to him. It also had at least one long antenna thing. Any ideas?

 

[steve-s]

Porcelain crab

Cheers
Steve

 

[ClamKnuckle]

If it is a porcelain crab (very well could be, i did not see too much of it and i know i have a few crabs running around the tank) are they really reef safe like i have read or will they pose a threat to anything?

 

[steve-s]

are they really reef safe like i have read or will they pose a threat to anything?

They won't be a concern to anything in the tank. The porcelain will moreso fall prey to just about anything else in the tank depending on what you have.

Cheers
Steve

 

[ClamKnuckle]

Thanks steve!

 

[Brad]

Yup, harmless filter feeder.