Type of shrimp/baby lobster?

[CharAsh]

So today I took my younger sister to the beach (i live in hawaii) and in one one the kiddie ponds I noticed this small white shrimp or baby lobster thing hiding in a hole. I wish I had an underwater camera and taken a picture because it was so pretty but at least I know where to find it again if it doesn't move on to another pond. It was pure white with pinkish purple spots on it. It also had these flat claws that it started waving at me when I got closer like it was flagging down an airplane. I didn't want to touch it in case it's poisonous. Anyone have an idea of what it was?

 

[Ricksreef]

Going by where you found it,probably was a fiddler crab.

 

[Tony Gill]

It might be a reef lobster (Enoplometopus species). Do an image search on the internet to see if it looks like a possibility.

Tony

 

[CharAsh]

Thanks for all the help you guys! I went to our saltwater pet store and he showed me pictures and I found out it's called a harlequin shrimp. So I let him know where I found it and he gave me a free aquarium melon sword plant!

 

[Gboy66]

Thanks for all the help you guys! I went to our saltwater pet store and he showed me pictures and I found out it's called a harlequin shrimp. So I let him know where I found it and he gave me a free aquarium melon sword plant!

Lol so you badically sold information?

 

[CharAsh]

Haha yes I am not ashamed. However if I had a saltwater aquarium I would've been tempted to bring it home.

 

[Gboy66]

Haha yes I am not ashamed. However if I had a saltwater aquarium I would've been tempted to bring it home.

Well it would have died anyways, so just take the plant

 

[mr_X]

not if you didn't mind feeding it live starfish.

 

[Gboy66]

not if you didn't mind feeding it live starfish.

Haha ya, not too easy

 

[crister13]

LOL. I was just about to say that. Thats all they eat. LIVE STARFISH!!!!! Expensive to feed lol.

 

[CharAsh]

That's so sad. No wonder it was in a kiddie pool, there's lots of black starfish under the rocks.

 

[Gboy66]

That's so sad. No wonder it was in a kiddie pool, there's lots of black starfish under the rocks.

Haha how it that sad? Sad part would be if the lfs manager finds out were it is, takes it, and sells it off to some unsuspecting aquarist that kills it almost immediatly. That would be sad.