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I was looking threw tidal pools for ghost shrimp(feeders) and a shrimp full of eggs jumps on my hand and starts picking like a cleaner shrimp...
little did I know this is a newer invasive species in our area I cant wait to go catch more
latin name Palaemon elegans

crappy pic but you can almost see his/her colors. there is white and lots of yellow that dosnt show in the pic
 
I will have to get a clear pic I didnt relize this one didnt show ANY color...
 
We get loads of palaemon serenus down my way that clean me when I go diving. They have red claws and red stripes, but yours are nicer though :)
They're great feeder shrimp because they eat anything so gut loading is easy.
They look nice a ornamental shrimp too, but make sure they're all very well fed. They will turn canabalistic if there's not much food around. I even had a 2 inch long serenus kill a 1 inch black trevally who was a very quick and active fish.
 

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