I got a Sea Urchin Partner Shrimp from my LFS, it was just labeled as a Purple Shrimp. They told me that as long as I didn't have anything that ate shrimp and feed him brine shrimp he'll be happy. Dose anyone have experience with them? Should I get a urchin? I have a 5 gallon Fluval spec heavily planted with assorted algaes is there a good urchin for me?
Sea Urchin Partner Shrimp
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Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
He'll be fine without an urchin, no urchin would fit in a 5 gallon anyway.
Usually when you think of urchin hosting animals they refer to the large long spines and fire urchins.
Usually when you think of urchin hosting animals they refer to the large long spines and fire urchins.
Joe, I am not the authority that you are, but that looks like a crinoid commensal shrimp.
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
Ah! Mis-id on my part. Crinoids are definitly an issue.. but I still believe they won't be required thankfully as keeping a crinoid alive for this shrimp would be a nightmare.
I don't have any authority about anything, just opinionated and trying to help
I must be confusing coleman shrimp with this..
Ah! Mis-id on my part. Crinoids are definitly an issue.. but I still believe they won't be required thankfully as keeping a crinoid alive for this shrimp would be a nightmare.
I don't have any authority about anything, just opinionated and trying to help
From my experience Coleman Shrimp are only found on fire urchins, which probably are not feasible for our aquaria. Gorgeous animals, however.
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
Very true, I thought there was another type of shrimp that lived in any other urchin but I can't remember it'd name.. if I even am remembering correctly.
Definitly comparible to harlequin shrimp in beauty! Those are shrimp I would love to find one day
On the crinoid shrimp tho, I think, in my opinion, it'll be fine without the feather star/crinoid.
