Parasitic Shrimp in my SPS?

[Kataro]

I shone a flashlight onto one of my SPS that wasnt look good... saw some of the tip was sliming up / releasing weird white stringy stuff. Then I saw a tiny shrimp running around the acro. Definately not Mysid shrimps since this thing stop moving and start climbing the branches... and it's bigger than a mysid

Anyone ever heard of this? I dipped the coral but didnt see the shrimps or any flatwork. But some polyps are definately eaten.

 

[sonnus]

It could be a harmless commensal shrimp or possibly a pistol shrimp. I think most would consider the pistol shrimp a nuisance.

 

[Kataro]

definitely not a pistol shrimp, the claw is long like that of a cleaner / anemone shrimp.

 

[Photo_John]

pistol shrimp are great!

 

[Frick]

I have never heard of a shrimp attacking an SPS, except maybe a camel or marble shrimp. I do see my peppermints go after a polyp if it has been target fed or bumped by the ol hand.

 

[Kataro]

Nope not camel shrimp... this thing is transparent, very difficult to see...

Claws are like this except transparent... VERY thin

I will try to catch it and get a picture...

 

[Kataro]

bump.... are camel shrimps / marble shrimps transparent when they're young?

I think this weird shrimp might be a VERY small baby camel.

It attacked my Pink lemonade tonight. Took out 2 polyps and scratch that area pretty good

 

[TripleT]

Some kind of commensal shrimp?

http://www.google.com/images?q=comm...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=883

 

[Kataro]

I've never heard of a commensal shrimp on a SPS before