Shrimp ID
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Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
I've seen those guys before.
One member had them and posted a video. I am completely blank and forget the name of these guys (atleast what he called them in the vid..)
All I remember is they were living in his reef tank without hostility. The guy even offered to ship me some!
One member had them and posted a video. I am completely blank and forget the name of these guys (atleast what he called them in the vid..)
All I remember is they were living in his reef tank without hostility. The guy even offered to ship me some!
Not pistols or lobsters.
They're actually more of an orange colour instead of green looking (they were faded due to acclimation)
What Cal said, they arent hostile at all and the two have actually been hanging out right next to my blood shrimp pair and even the blood shrimp who normally let other inverts know they're to close dont seem to care.
They look very close to a "two claw shrimp" but not quite. They're antenne are thick like how a lobsters look buy and they're mixillipeds (i think thats what they're called) are long and thick.
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They're actually more of an orange colour instead of green looking (they were faded due to acclimation)
What Cal said, they arent hostile at all and the two have actually been hanging out right next to my blood shrimp pair and even the blood shrimp who normally let other inverts know they're to close dont seem to care.
They look very close to a "two claw shrimp" but not quite. They're antenne are thick like how a lobsters look buy and they're mixillipeds (i think thats what they're called) are long and thick.
Better photo
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Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
That guy is going to be tough to id.
Like I said I have no clue what the title was but there was a thread with a youtube video in it of these guys. Sorry
I looked through my PMs and nothing so I think we discussed that in the actual thread about shipping me them. (which I rejected :/ )
As long as he isn't hurting anything which IIRC they weren't in the other person's tank, than he should be safe to have!
But what I CAN confirm is those are indeed shrimp not lobsters incase you're wondering.
Like I said I have no clue what the title was but there was a thread with a youtube video in it of these guys. Sorry
I looked through my PMs and nothing so I think we discussed that in the actual thread about shipping me them. (which I rejected :/ )As long as he isn't hurting anything which IIRC they weren't in the other person's tank, than he should be safe to have!
But what I CAN confirm is those are indeed shrimp not lobsters incase you're wondering.
Haha yep!
I guess harder ID is the price paid for stocking weird inverts
I have a handful of translucent shrimp in different body shape/markings on claws that i know are all dofferent species but nearly impossible to ID haha.
Plus it's hard enough finding them in my temporary bare bottom tank let alone a full reef.
Will keep searching for an id on these guys though
I guess harder ID is the price paid for stocking weird inverts
I have a handful of translucent shrimp in different body shape/markings on claws that i know are all dofferent species but nearly impossible to ID haha.
Plus it's hard enough finding them in my temporary bare bottom tank let alone a full reef.
Will keep searching for an id on these guys though
