Baby peppermint shrimp?

[Fiver]

I first briefly saw this shrimp this morning, and assumed it was a mysis shrimp. I saw it again tonight, perched atop a red sponge, and am thinking it must be a baby peppermint shrimp that hitchhiked on my live rock. I'm surprised it's lasted this long. It's super small -- about the length of a full gown brine shrimp.

 

[Fiver]

Another pic

 

[gogo7]

it looks like a periclimenes shrimp.

 

[Fiver]

it looks like a periclimenes shrimp.

Interesting. It could be! I thought it was shaped a little differently, but it's hard to tell becuase it's so small. I actually found a second one the other night.

Thanks for the information. Here's a recent pic:

 

[jraker]

yeah, it looks like some kind of anemone shrimp

 

[Fiver]

yeah, it looks like some kind of anemone shrimp

Thanks for the ID. I'm glad to add another type of good hitchhiker to my list.