Shrimp ID please

Timmy's Marine · 03-05-2007, 09:13 AM

This guy was caught in the net along with our newly acquired Hi Fin Red St. Shrimp Goby. As you can see he is transparent and has blue spots on him. I have looked into several possibilities but can't find anything close to this guy. He is only about 1.5 to 2 cm long and if you look one claw is longer and wider than the other. So now he is in our big tank, and like the goby - we will probably never see again and if so only by chance!

Dentoid · 03-05-2007, 09:16 AM

Kind of looks like a pistol shrimp. May host with the Goby.

Devilboy · 03-05-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dentoid

Kind of looks like a pistol shrimp. May host with the Goby.

yup... but i have never seen a clear one before. Maybe its a molt of a pistol?

Timmy's Marine · 03-05-2007, 11:02 AM

Nope, not a molt. This guy was a very active swimmer. He was moving all over the bag - and not from water moving either. He was moving up and down not just swaying side to side.

Devilboy · 03-05-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Timmy's Marine

Nope, not a molt. This guy was a very active swimmer. He was moving all over the bag - and not from water moving either. He was moving up and down not just swaying side to side.

Hmmm.... does it have one larger claw then the other?

Warnberg · 03-05-2007, 11:32 AM

See if you can find it here:

http://www.imagequest3d.com/catalogue/larvalforms/

Timmy's Marine · 03-05-2007, 11:36 AM

That was a great link, however, couldn't find my guy. The closest was the first slipper lobster but my guy is much thinner and longer.

03-05-2007, 09:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Timmy's Marine Star Polyps Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Shrimp ID please This guy was caught in the net along with our newly acquired Hi Fin Red St. Shrimp Goby. As you can see he is transparent and has blue spots on him. I have looked into several possibilities but can't find anything close to this guy. He is only about 1.5 to 2 cm long and if you look one claw is longer and wider than the other. So now he is in our big tank, and like the goby - we will probably never see again and if so only by chance!

03-05-2007, 09:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,827 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimp ID please Kind of looks like a pistol shrimp. May host with the Goby. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-05-2007, 11:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Timmy's Marine Star Polyps Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimp ID please Nope, not a molt. This guy was a very active swimmer. He was moving all over the bag - and not from water moving either. He was moving up and down not just swaying side to side.

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Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp ID please See if you can find it here: http://www.imagequest3d.com/catalogue/larvalforms/ __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

03-05-2007, 11:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Timmy's Marine Star Polyps Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimp ID please That was a great link, however, couldn't find my guy. The closest was the first slipper lobster but my guy is much thinner and longer.

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