srains

This is living in my rock can anyone tell me what it is? It is about the size of a pinkie finger and it is blue, its eyes are like antane's and can move in opposite directions. Thanks for all the help.



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Kevin

i have no idea...but it looks pretty cool!

MagpieTear

Looks like a baby Mantis Shrimp

http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/O...dactylus.phtml

agsansoo

I'm going to agree with Magpie Tear ! Mantis Shrimps are bad new. They will eat your crabs, other shrimp and your sleeping fish ! They need a separate tank of their own. Check out this video.

sgould

Love the soundtrack.

srains

[quote=agsansoo;284091]I'm going to agree with Magpie Tear ! Mantis Shrimps are bad new. They will eat your crabs, other shrimp and your sleeping fish ! They need a separate tank of their own.


Thanks for the video. Thats what it looks like only blue instead of red. Any idea how to get rid of it without destroying my rock.

Peterpiper

Here is a link ATMmachine sent me. It helped me ID so many things on our LR
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
Some people keep this shrimp so you maybe able to sell it.
To remove the shrimp you may need to remove the rock that its in. You could make a new water mix in a tub, Place the rock in the tub. now place a raw prawn in the tub. The shrimp should go for the raw prawn. remove the rock once the shrimp is out