Help with Shrimp identity

[lori7973]

Can anyone help me identify this little shrimp, we found him this evening in a container we had put some rock in while we were aquascaping. Now I need to know if it's ok to put him back in the tank or not. It's little maybe 3/8" and one claw is big, the other looks more like little scissors.

Any suggestions would be apprieciated,
Thanks

 

[ludnix]

It looks like a pistol shrimp.

 

[kevantheman35]

pistol shrimp

 

[lori7973]

Thanks!! Do you think this one is safe to put back in the tank?

 

[Ston3]

Lucky you! I paid $20 for mine...

 

[lori7973]

If you lived closer I would give him to you, I don't want to put him in the tank.

 

[AaronM]

Why not? Mines similar.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephcookie/sets/72157624015973984/

All he does is burrow under a rock/ into the sand. Every so often when something ventures close he pops one off/snaps. Mine only comes out at night. I'm well happy i have one - 1.5", and my bros wrapped he has a mini one - 0.5 inch.

He won't hurt anything in your tank, he'll just feed on stray bits of food.

 

[EdSnyder]

I got mine with my live rock and it has been driving everyone crazy at night for years now. If you put him in your tank it will be very hard to get him out if you change your mind. I'd say you are lucky for catching him like that

 

[lori7973]

I got mine with my live rock and it has been driving everyone crazy at night for years now. If you put him in your tank it will be very hard to get him out if you change your mind. I'd say you are lucky for catching him like that

That's exactly why he's not going in there!!! He may be small and not cause too much trouble now, but he'll grow.

 

[duramax]

its a pistol shrimp do yourself a favor get rid of it now

 

[VacavilleFC3S]

they don't cause trouble at all, very neat creature, i'd keep it. i have 2 myself

 

[Milky3]

Yeah take it to thr lfs and get some credit and go steelers

 

[chimmike]

its a pistol shrimp do yourself a favor get rid of it now

why? what's so bad about them?

pistol shrimp/goby combos are awesome, get a goby to pair up with it!

 

[duramax]

if you plan on having snails or blue legs you don't want him he will eat them

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

why? what's so bad about them?

pistol shrimp/goby combos are awesome, get a goby to pair up with it!

You'd have to know the geographic region the pistol came from to pair it up with a goby from the same region.

 

[duramax]

it looks like a caribean pistol shrimp

 

[lori7973]

Ya, not sure if my local lfs will take it.. it's really tiny. I rather have my snails than it anyway.

 

[shifty51008]

if all else fails throw him in your sump fuge, they besides the snapping sound they make they are great creatures IMO. I never had a prob. with mine. I will put a piece of krill or shrimp infront of it's hideout and he would never touch my snails.

 

[VacavilleFC3S]

i hate when new people feed bad info.

it won't hurt your snails or hermits, it's a scavenger, it'll pop at them but thats fine.

your LFS will give you atleast $5 for it most sell them for 20, and there all tiny like that usually maxing out just over an inch or so