Acro Shrimp

[jhale]

I found a tiny shrimp in an acro colony tonight.

It was coral I had got from Atlantis that solbby had QT'ed for me for the past 8 weeks. While giving the coral it't final inspection I saw what i thought was a sponge growing in the middle of the colony. I used a chopstick and tried to poke it off and this little shrimp jumped out. I put him in a dish to shoot then placed him in the tank on a little rock. I doubt I will ever see him again so i'm glad I got some pics of him now.

 

[chazertis]

dude that is so cool. awesome looking shrimp!

 

[noodleman]

cool looking shrimp, how big is he really?

 

[jhale]

see the starfish in the first shot, that's a micro serpent star.
the shrimp was maybe 3/8" small.
I put him in the tank and he was gone in a second.

 

[jhale]

he was so small i could not see the little spots on his tail till I looked at the macro shots.

 

[ShaunW]

Which tank did that guy come from? I wonder if there's more? :scratch:

 

[bad coffee]

sweet. glad you got a pic before it went inot your tank!

 

[jhale]

Which tank did that guy come from? I wonder if there's more? :scratch:

it was in the large acro from the QT.

considering you had a mysterious jellyfish in the main tank more tiny shrimp would not surprise me.

I hope it finds it's way back to an acro it likes.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

awesome shots J. it's great finding good little critters in the tank.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Cool, I agree with scarf, I have the most fun lookin for the critters in this hobby, sure the fish are cool and colorful but the critters are my favorite, especially when night time comes and the nocturnal critters come out.

 

[nycmat]

sweet find

 

[Pedro]

Nice shots J.

Did you get an ID on the little fellow?

 

[jhale]

hey Pedro,

I did not try to ID the shrimp yet.
I also found an acro crab in the same colony.
I hope the shrimp made it back, I feel bad like
I might have busted up a relationship.

 

[KathyC]

Everyone already said it - he is one cool looking shrimp!
Not to worry J, he'll find his way back

 

[Deanos]

Looks very much like a young [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Periclimenes imperator. However, those shrimp are found on sea cucumbers. Maybe he got lost?! :headache: Not too many commensal shrimp found on acropora corals.
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[jhale]

I'm impressed again Dean

thanks.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

dean = linkerator :lol2: nice find J.... really nice shrimp

 

[clamcrazy]

commencal shrimp live in clams as well. they keep the clam healthy by keeping the clams gills clean. if you have any clams look inside them you might find him there.

 

[jhale]

hmm, i put him in the tank next to two clams.

maybe he found a home

thanks CC

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

he was so small i could not see the little spots on his tail till I looked at the macro shots.

Time for a pair of glasses:biggrin:

That's a very interesting one.