Yellow Pistol shrimp ID

Tham121988 · May 8, 2019

My wife was in the LFS a week ago or so and she saw a really cool yellow pistol shrimp she purchased. We've seen the tiger pistol and know there is the Japanese, but have never seen one of this yellow color. Does anyone know anything about this specific one? The LFS didn't have a clue and had never seen one that color either. Very unique. He is still being shy so I don't have a picture of him. Just a short video where you can slightly see his yellow color when he emerges. I am not finding but maybe 2 pictures on the internet of one of a similar color. I might have to wait until he comes out more and get a good picture to share. Thanks!

saltyhog · May 8, 2019

That sounds really cool. I've never seen one that color. Would love to see a picture of that dude!

I had a couple of translucent appearing pistols that came in as hitch hikers on my live rock. They almost looked a little yellow.

Tham121988 · May 9, 2019

saltyhog said:
That sounds really cool. I've never seen one that color. Would love to see a picture of that dude!

I had a couple of translucent appearing pistols that came in as hitch hikers on my live rock. They almost looked a little yellow.

Nice! I am in the process of trying to capture him. Here is a really bad screenshot of him in the video. You can see his yellow and him shoveling sand in the video. Is there a way to upload an iPhone video to the forum?