Shrimp? Friend or Foe? Anyone recognize this? (1 pic) - Aquarium Advice

Phyl · 12-06-2004, 10:25 PM

This doesn't look like any pictures of Mantis that I can find and it doesn't look like any pictures of pistol shrimp that I can find. Can you tell me what kind of shrimp this is?

Thanks!

TeenReefer · 12-06-2004, 10:32 PM

im stumped....never seen a pic of one before.

xxmoorishmanxx · 12-06-2004, 10:55 PM

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=704

could be one of these guys?

not sure hard to tell

c0mf0rt · 12-07-2004, 12:10 AM

It looks ALOT like REALLY small CBS that I have seen at my [acronym:4ef5870c08="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:4ef5870c08]....

**Fluff** · 12-07-2004, 08:53 AM

There are lots of different colors of pistol shrimp, I think that is what your hitchhiker is.

**lando** · 12-07-2004, 10:46 AM

Yes, I think it is a pistol shrimp as well. A common hitchhiker in [acronym:5a8bc2d021="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:5a8bc2d021]. It should be fine in your tank. I would suggest getting it a little goby friend. Like a yellow watchman goby. Very cool to watch the two interact.

austinsdad · 12-07-2004, 10:53 AM

Hard to tell from the pic, but isn't one arm larger than the other? Pistol shrimp.

steve r · 12-07-2004, 01:42 PM

looks like a pistol shrimp. i always say they look like a crayfish with one larger claw

steve r

Phyl · 12-07-2004, 02:20 PM

I hadn't found a pic of one that had stripes like that until I saw the link posted above. And while this one has more of a brown stripe rather than the red ones, it definitely has one claw larger than the other. Glad to hear the resounding pistol as the answer. I was a bit afraid it would turn out to be a mantis (though they have pretty distinguishing bug eyes). It was in a great place to syphon him out of the tank if need be so I figured I'd double check!

A goby buddy is on my list of fish friends for the tank. I'll have to pick a good one for the shrimp to pair up with!

Thanks gang!

c0mf0rt · 12-07-2004, 06:57 PM

oops...

12-06-2004, 10:25 PM	#1
Phyl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,107 Images: 30	Shrimp? Friend or Foe? Anyone recognize this? (1 pic) This doesn't look like any pictures of Mantis that I can find and it doesn't look like any pictures of pistol shrimp that I can find. Can you tell me what kind of shrimp this is? Thanks!

12-06-2004, 10:32 PM	#2
TeenReefer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 296 Images: 11	im stumped....never seen a pic of one before. __________________ 29 gallon under construction

12-07-2004, 08:53 AM	#5
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,111 Images: 29	There are lots of different colors of pistol shrimp, I think that is what your hitchhiker is. __________________ ~Cindy

12-07-2004, 10:46 AM	#6
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,669 Images: 46	Yes, I think it is a pistol shrimp as well. A common hitchhiker in [acronym:5a8bc2d021="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:5a8bc2d021]. It should be fine in your tank. I would suggest getting it a little goby friend. Like a yellow watchman goby. Very cool to watch the two interact. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

12-07-2004, 10:53 AM	#7
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,175 Images: 12	Hard to tell from the pic, but isn't one arm larger than the other? Pistol shrimp. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

12-06-2004, 10:55 PM	#3
xxmoorishmanxx Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 1,110 Images: 15	http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=704 could be one of these guys? not sure hard to tell

12-07-2004, 12:10 AM	#4
c0mf0rt Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 658	It looks ALOT like REALLY small CBS that I have seen at my [acronym:4ef5870c08="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:4ef5870c08]....

12-07-2004, 01:42 PM	#8
steve r Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: kenosha wisconsin Posts: 653	looks like a pistol shrimp. i always say they look like a crayfish with one larger claw steve r __________________ 75g RR. 2x250 14k [acronym="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym] / 2x54 T5 act. 29g sump. ASM G1X skimmer. phosban reactor. 80lbs [acronym="Live sand"]LS[/acronym], 90lbs [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym], 2x seio M620. kole tang, bicolor angel, mandarin dragonette, ocellaris clown / BTA , cleaner shrimp, 2x peppermint shrimp, a variety of soft, [acronym="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym], and [acronym="Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral"]LPS[/acronym] corals, orange linckia star.

12-07-2004, 02:20 PM	#9
Phyl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,107 Images: 30	I hadn't found a pic of one that had stripes like that until I saw the link posted above. And while this one has more of a brown stripe rather than the red ones, it definitely has one claw larger than the other. Glad to hear the resounding pistol as the answer. I was a bit afraid it would turn out to be a mantis (though they have pretty distinguishing bug eyes). It was in a great place to syphon him out of the tank if need be so I figured I'd double check! A goby buddy is on my list of fish friends for the tank. I'll have to pick a good one for the shrimp to pair up with! Thanks gang! __________________ Phyllis Join the NJ Reef Club Today! Saving the world's reefs one living room at a time! Next meeting: Eric Borneman, Dana Riddle, & Charles Mazel on October 25, 2008

12-07-2004, 06:57 PM	#10
c0mf0rt Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 658	oops...

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