can anyone identify this shrimp

[mokeyz]

I got this guy from That Fish Place it's called a two-clawed shrimp but I have no idea what its real name is. I think it may be a predator as since putting it in my 8 gal. biocube my saron shrimp and my fire shrimp have been killed. I removed it today to a holding tank.

Please visit the URL below to see a picture.
Thanks in advance,
Marlene

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/1188/product.web[URL=http://]http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/1188/product.web [/URL]

 

[mokeyz]

sorry, the URL posted twice - here it is again.

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/1188/product.web

 

[rssjsb]

Link doesn't work.

 

[iamwhatiam52]

Funny you should ask!
I just wrote to them and asked too. Here is their answer.

Two Claw Shrimp - Brachycarpus biunguiculatus, 1.5 - 2 inches in size, scavenger
Mandarin Shrimp - Rhynchocinetes sp., 1.5 inches, scavenger
Sand Sifting Sandy Brown Shrimp - Metapenaeopsis sp. - 4 inches +, scavenger

I looked them up and found a little info.
Except for the one they call the Mandarin Shrimp, none seem like good candidates for a tank.
Too big, too drab and not very interesting. NONE are good for a nano.

Get a bunch (maybe 5 or 6) of sexy shrmp. Tiny, pretty and interesting.

If you like shrimp, got to Seacrop.com and look under invertebrates. Orange claw scissor shrimp and Holthius shrimp are great.

http://seacrop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

 

[billsreef]

I fixed the link in your second post

 

[mokeyz]

Thank you so much for the info iamwhatiam52 and for the link. I appreciate it very much.

Thank you also billsreef for fixing my link...

marlene