I need to see pics of baby mantis shrimp

[aLittletank]

first I don't have a digital camera.

I need to see pics of various baby mantis shrimp because I might have seen one in my tank tonight. the tank and rock is about 4 months old and the rock was order as Fiji uncured (100 lbs)

the best description I have is that it was 1/2 to 3/4" long. very slender body. two long antennae off the front of the head. it was whiteish gray in color. it had two big claws in front (big in proportion to its body anyway) it moved with quick burst of swimming and crawling.

I have been a member of this board and a reef keeper for 2 1/2 years and have never seen anything like it.

if you know of a good site with pics of baby mantis or pistol shrimp I would be grateful!

thanks
Allen

 

[Death Shrimp99]

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics.htm

There is alot of mantis pics. They have a pic of a larva.

 

[aLittletank]

thanks for the link. I have found a few other links as well that lead me to belive that this was a baby pistol shrimp.

the body and front claws resembled a lobster more than anything else. classic front claws like a lobster has. both front claws were the same size however instead of one large like all the pistol pics I have seen.

maybe it was a baby lobster!

Allen

 

[BlAcK_PeRcUlA]

deathshrimp99 in your signature is that your mantis? did you feed it a live crab?