Shrimp id?

[Karlos69]

I have a shrimp i think its about 1/2 inch long,clear outer body and dark inner. It has taken over a shell and seems to be moving sand out of it. Any ideas what it is?

[iDream]

Amphipod, good to have. Sign of a maturing tank

[Deep Seven]

My first impression was skeleton shrimp, but it's hard for me to be sure without better pictures.

Does it look like these guys? ->skeleton shrimp - Google Search

[Karlos69]

I really dont think its a amphipod i have lots of those but they are a half the size of this one unless this is the next stage of their life? It looks more like a mantis or grasshopper head and has its claws/arms coiled up like a praying mantis. Its out all hours of the day i checked skeleton shrimp deff not that.

[Karlos69]

Heres a couple more pics

[iDream]

Could it be a baby mantis shrimp?

[Karlos69]

I sure hope so i saw a pic on google looks identicle this pic is from google.

[Purevil21]

You should hope not!, Mantis shrimp are horrible, they can be kept in a species only tank, but can and will kill anything else in your tank.

[iDream]

Yeah definitely try and catch them, maybe set up a small tank for them, see if you can raise them yourself!


I would definitely not leave them in your tank though

[Karlos69]

The more i read is the mantis baby should be green? It keeps tumbling back into that shell it comes out sometimes neat to watch it looks identicle to the last pick i posted but the pic doesnt say its a mantis it was on google pics.