IS this a Tiger Pistol shrimp?

[singularity28]

I bought what this guy at a salt water fish store told me was a tiger pistol shrimp. I payed out $35 for it and $15 for a yellow goby.

When I got home I looked up the tiger pistol shrimp and the coloration is comepletely different. And mine doesnt have the bulbous claws like pistols do. He told me they fall off when they move and next time they mult they should grow back... I know the pic is bad.

Did he pull a fast one on me ?

 

[TripleT]

I bought what this guy at a salt water fish store told me was a tiger pistol shrimp. I payed out $35 for it and $15 for a yellow goby.

When I got home I looked up the tiger pistol shrimp and the coloration is comepletely different. And mine doesnt have the bulbous claws like pistols do. He told me they fall off when they move and next time they mult they should grow back... I know the pic is bad.

Did he pull a fast one on me ?

Hmmmm. Looks pepperminty.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+2857+701&pcatid=701

 

[Airwolf75]

Yup, you got the hose, they even charged you way too much.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Definitely not a tiger pistol. I'd take it back to the store where you purchased it, along with a pic of a tiger pistol and ask for a refund.

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[EvoKnvl]

Not even close...

Here's my HiFin and Tiger

 

[Guygettnby]

agreed with the above... they ripped you off and sold you a peppermint shrimp. they also way over charged you for even getting a peppermint shrimp. i would return it and never go back to them again.

 

[GhostCon1]

Did he pull a fast one on me ?

Yes, return it.

@EvoKnvl, that tiger pistol looks gigantic!

 

[EvoKnvl]

Yes, return it.

@EvoKnvl, that tiger pistol looks gigantic!

LOL, I think it's more like the HiFin is so small... :lmao::lmao::lmao:

 

[J. Montgomery]

I had this really large 'peppermint' shrimp that was much larger than all other peppermints that I had ever had (about the size of a cleaner shrimp). It would eat aiptasia, as well as stomatella snails.

I later saw another for sale in the LFS that was labeled as a 'cave cleaner' shrimp(?). So I'm not sure if it was a peppermint, or something else . . .

 

[GhostCon1]

I would say it's a peppermint, the only cave shrimp I've ever seen was the size of my arm