Dancing shrimp

[soily]

Hi all

I recently added two dancing shrimp to my 130, Since then the heads of my duncan have been disappearing, does anyone think the shrimp are responsible or should i look for something else.

Everything else is doing well although my leather mushroom is sulking at the moment which is not unusual as it does that before it splits off a new animal.

 

[Monkeyboy]

If they are the only new thing added to the tank and it's only just started happening then that's where I would look.

 

[soily]

Yeah thats what i feared, the only other thing is swapping to seachem carbon but i cant see that being a problem.

 

[Reefmack]

Camel Shrimp are sometimes called Dancing Shrimp - if they're these, they are known to eat corals:

Saltwater Aquarium Shrimp for Marine Reef Aquariums: Camel Shrimp

Are they these?

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

+1 ^ The Camel Shrimp is also known as the Hinge-beak Shrimp, Dancing Shrimp, or Candy Shrimp.

Have read a lot of post saying Camels ate thier corals - some lfs sell camel shrimp mistakenly as peppermint shrimp

 

[soily]

Yep those are the fellows, and yes the lfs sold them under a different name ie peppermint. I looked on google and thought the looked like dancing shrimp.
Grrrrrrr i don't need this hassle why can't i trust the fish store oh sorry i forgot, i got what they want .......money.

 

[Reefmack]

........... why can't i trust the fish store oh sorry i forgot, i got what they want .......money.

Sad but true in most cases.

 

[soily]

To be fair Terry i should have done more research but as everyone has probably done at sometime or other you expect lfs to be honest.

 

[Reefmack]

To be fair Terry i should have done more research but as everyone has probably done at sometime or other you expect lfs to be honest.

I agree on the LFS. I'm not sure it's aways an honesty issue - many LFS employees just don't know much about the things they offer.

 

[tnwillia]

Sorry they (LFS) got ya. My LFS sells the Camels as Pepermint all the time. Here is a great picture link I use, Good luck!

shrimp Stock Photo

 

[Reefmack]

These may help (from Saltwaterfish.com):

Camelbacks have a humped back (like a camel) and a long snout. The distinct white lines on the body are also a good clue.

 

[soily]

Thanks guys, i really messed up how do i go about catching them lol.