Small shrimp in gold teardrop maxima??

[Daveyboi]

I've notice that my gold teardrop was pinching at the mantle for a few days. So today I decided to give it a freshwater dip for a few minutes. I placed it into the freshwater and a very tiny shrimp swam out of the clam. Anyone with this experience. Is it good or bad???

Here are two of the best pictures I could get of it:

Dave

 

[mbbuna]

there ok.did u kill it with the dip?

 

[Daveyboi]

still alive. It just swam out. I was surprised that it stayed in the freshwater without a problem.


Dave

 

[mbbuna]

put it back with the clam thay are kind of rare,ur lucky

 

[Peabody]

Yes, they are harmless and even supposedly benificial to clams. What a rare treat! (I had one in a squamosa)

 

[Daveyboi]

Thanks....................


Dave

 

[joefish84]

looks like its some species of pistol shrimp just yours lost the large popper claw

 

[Foreverlearnin]

So much about these shrimp are unknown, and we all know a clam will do just fine without the shrimp.

If you have no idea why the clam was pinching, it may or may not have been caused by the shrimp. Because the clam does not need it, and seems stressed, I wouldn't put the shrimp back into the clam.

 

[Barry N.]

they are harmless and even supposedly benificial to clams. What a rare treat

Peabody is right on That is a "commensal" shrimp and they will help clean the gills of the clam. Glad that it survived the FWD.

 

[Daveyboi]

Thanks Barry. It's a tear drop clam that I got from you.


Dave

 

[Barry N.]

Dave,

Let me send you a motify bill. LOL