Shrimp id?

[Slot]

caught him today and wasnt sure what he was, he looks like some anemone cleaner shrimp. All my fish seem to like him, they swim next to him and turn horizontal. I also have 2 mantis shrimps in here always causing trouble, will they try to kill my new shrimp?

 

[Slot]

 

[Slot]

 

[helen ann]

Not sure what it is :rolleyes: but sure is pretty!!!;)

 

[Robink]

Very pretty, but I think the mantis will eat him.

 

[Slot]

Very pretty, but I think the mantis will eat him.

Ill put the rock hes in in a QT tank until he starts to wander to get him out then. I had 2 pederson shrimps that went missing and i was thinking the mantis shrimp was the one to get him

 

[Salty1962]

Mantis will eat ANYTHING in your tank, fish, shrimp, snails, etc......

 

[Roboson]

It looks like it's halfway between a harlequin shrimp and a sexy shrimp. No clue. Really cool looking. You have somewhere to put him where he'd be safe?

 

[Slot]

It looks like it's halfway between a harlequin shrimp and a sexy shrimp. No clue. Really cool looking. You have somewhere to put him where he'd be safe?

I have a qt tank that im going to put the rock that the mantis shrimp lives in until they get out so i can get rid of them. He will be free of any predators

 

[Slot]

It looks like it's halfway between a harlequin shrimp and a sexy shrimp. No clue. Really cool looking. You have somewhere to put him where he'd be safe?

And yea i thought the same thing but we dont have harlequins down here so i scratched that. Maybe some type of sexy shrimp?

 

[Baby Ray]

It is a Pederson's anemone shrimp. The mantis will eat him for sure. I would try to catch the new shrimp and take to to your LFS to get a little bit of credit versus it becoming an expensive snack :)

 

[Slot]

It is a Pederson's anemone shrimp. The mantis will eat him for sure. I would try to catch the new shrimp and take to to your LFS to get a little bit of credit versus it becoming an expensive snack :)

Unfortunately i dont have a LFS anywhere near me. I had pederson shrimp before this one and they didnt have the pinkish color on them like this one does, can it be a different kind?

 

[Baby Ray]

Pederson's shrimp can come in a lot of different colors. Here is a link to some pics-
pederson's anemone shrimp
If you don't have a LFS near you I would put it in your sump (if you have one) or an acclimation box of some sort. You can also make a DIY acclimation box by getting a zip lock container and burning small holes in the sides. You can store it in there until you can possible get it to fish store.

 

[Roboson]

Are you getting rid of the mantis or the pederson shrimp?

 

[Slot]

Are you getting rid of the mantis or the pederson shrimp?

The mantis. Theyve been killing all my hermit crabs for a while now so im gonna get them out of there.

 

[Roboson]

That's awful. But they are predators after all. LFS may give you a couple bucks for it though.

 

[Baby Ray]

@Wiz might want them :)
(I though I might put your name in the running one more time. ;))

 

[Slot]

@Wiz might want them :)
(I though I might put your name in the running one more time. ;))

Id be glad to send it to someone who wants these shrimp

 

[Roboson]

Id be glad to send it to someone who wants these shrimp

Do you have pics of them yet?

 

[androsreef]

i would go with a sexy shrimp, beautiful non the less