Anybody know what this is?

[seachel71]

I had something show up in my tank today and I don't know what it is or where it came from. It looks like a yellow spider. It is about the size of a dime with long spindly jointed legs. I can't get a real good look at it because of where it is in the tank. It seems to be eating the molted exoskeleton of my shrimp. I can't find anything that looks like it anywhere. Any ideas?

Michelle

 

[Bubbashrimp]

does it look something like this:

http://www.ronshimek.com/chelicerates.htm

 

[seachel71]

It has longer more spindly legs. Those are small and compact. Mine is larger, built more like a Daddy longlegs... for lack of a better discription. No luck getting a pic, to hard to see.

 

[seachel71]

It seems to have disappeared on me. Maybe back in the rock. It doesn't seem to be anytime of crab or spider that I can identify. More translucent than the spiders I have seen pics of, the legs of the arrow crab are right but the body is too large. I am wondering if it is some juvenille form of something. Any thoughts along those lines?

 

[Tyler.L]

arrow crab?

 

[seachel71]

It doesnt look like the arrow crabs I have seen, tiny body.

 

[greenbean36191]

It has longer more spindly legs. Those are small and compact. Mine is larger, built more like a Daddy longlegs... for lack of a better discription. No luck getting a pic, to hard to see.

You did see the picture of the long-legged species in the link, right?

 

[seachel71]

Yeah I did, they have too much.... body. This is a skinny thing.... Sorry I don't have pics.... makes it too hard.

Thanks for everyone help!

If I see it again I will try for a pic.

Michelle

 

[Nitro350Z]

maybe this is it?
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/rs/index.php

HTH