Shrimp inside Crocea

[Ebisan]

Just bought a nice 2.5" Crocea clam last night. I noticed that something crawled around the mantle. It's a small half-inch long clear shrimp with tiny black dots all over it's body. It doesn't seem to bother the clam. Is it bad? The shrimp looks pretty cool.

 

[Peabody]

Nope...they are completely harmless. Cool, huh?

 

[Ebisan]

Yeah, it's cool.

 

[jdg]

Got pics ?

 

[Haddonisreef]

Sounds like it could be a anemone shrimp they are very cool cause thy look transparent

 

[cla009]

I have/had the same thing in my maxima. I thought it was a parasite but the clam does not show any signs of distress.

 

[jdg]

I'd still love to see pics ... sounds very cool!!

 

[Barry N.]

That is a "commensal" shrimp and will not harm the clam, on the other hand it will help keep the gills clean.

They are cool !!!

 

[Haddonisreef]

Hi Barry N how can i get my clams a shrimp and how much do they cost ?

 

[Barry N.]

how can i get my clams a shrimp and how much do they cost ?

Can't get them, sometimes they just come with the clams.