one armed clear shrimp hitchhiker, anyone know?

roons · 02/22/2006, 06:05 PM

picked this off a coral i got today from reefermadness, best shot i could get, its clear and only has one arm but its long with a claw.........upon closer inspection of the water i put the coral in to pic it off i saw a few super smaller ones swimming around,but they seem a bit darker, so it obviously isnt alone, red bugs dont look like shrimp do they?...........anyone seen anything like this b4?

Kinetic · 02/22/2006, 06:11 PM

looks like a glass anemone shrimp... though they usually have some color, and two claws... maybe this guy is just injured.

roons · 02/22/2006, 06:12 PM

he has a green spot in the center , maybe his insides, and i found his other arm in cup , but no claw on it.......................should i let him climb back on acro? also the other things i see swimming in the cup are super small, i can see them cuz im near sighted and can take off glasses to get super close, they are brown tho and shaped like a cigar...............

Kinetic · 02/22/2006, 06:23 PM

brown little ones sound like amphipods, but I wouldn't know.

To be safe, I always dip my corals to kill off everything. My acros, I always save the acro crabs by somehow getting them off of it, dipping the acro, then reintroducing them together again when putting it into the tank.

kills off anything else, good or bad, just to be safe.

sealegs · 02/22/2006, 06:29 PM

When you dip your Corals before putting them in the tank what do you dip then??

Kinetic · 02/22/2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally posted by sealegs
When you dip your Corals before putting them in the tank what do you dip then??

no idea what you just said? sorry.

minimalist · 02/22/2006, 06:34 PM

He wants to know what solution you use for the dip.

roons · 02/22/2006, 06:34 PM

i think he meant what do you dip them in................no these arent amphipods but......................so is this guy good in any way or should i dump em

sealegs · 02/22/2006, 06:38 PM

Someone said they dip there Corals before putting them in the tank to kill everything off. My question is what do you dip them in?? Tap water, Salt water etc?? ChemicaLS IN THE DIP??

Kinetic · 02/22/2006, 06:40 PM

sorry, didn't understand the question the first time.

I just use the Seachem Coral Dip, it's an iodine solution, kills everything but the coral. Sometimes it misses the acro eating flat worms (aren't too common)... but most other things.

sealegs · 02/22/2006, 06:43 PM

Thanks, I'll try it.

minimalist · 02/22/2006, 06:55 PM

Do NOT dip SPS corals in tap water.

roons · 02/22/2006, 07:00 PM

hello, bueller? opinions on this guy, back in or toilet?

roons · 02/22/2006, 07:06 PM

it looks exactly like a commensal shrimp except no black whatsoever

LobsterOfJustice · 02/22/2006, 07:12 PM

Looks like a glass feeder shrimp... I can't imagine him doing any harm. They are used as feeders for things like eels and lionfish.

roons · 02/22/2006, 07:14 PM

nope this is him im sure of it, im gonna let him climb back on board lol.............no acro crab on this one tho, will the shrimp chase them away ?http://www.tabula-international.com/...KO3/CC0916.htm

02/22/2006, 06:05 PM	#1
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	one armed clear shrimp hitchhiker, anyone know? picked this off a coral i got today from reefermadness, best shot i could get, its clear and only has one arm but its long with a claw.........upon closer inspection of the water i put the coral in to pic it off i saw a few super smaller ones swimming around,but they seem a bit darker, so it obviously isnt alone, red bugs dont look like shrimp do they?...........anyone seen anything like this b4?

02/22/2006, 06:29 PM	#5
sealegs Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 31	When you dip your Corals before putting them in the tank what do you dip then?? __________________ Tom B. Current Tank Info: 500+gallon Salt Water

02/22/2006, 06:38 PM	#9
sealegs Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 31	Someone said they dip there Corals before putting them in the tank to kill everything off. My question is what do you dip them in?? Tap water, Salt water etc?? ChemicaLS IN THE DIP?? __________________ Tom B. Current Tank Info: 500+gallon Salt Water

02/22/2006, 06:43 PM	#11
sealegs Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 31	Thanks, I'll try it. __________________ Tom B. Current Tank Info: 500+gallon Salt Water

02/22/2006, 07:12 PM	#15
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Looks like a glass feeder shrimp... I can't imagine him doing any harm. They are used as feeders for things like eels and lionfish. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

02/22/2006, 06:11 PM	#2
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	looks like a glass anemone shrimp... though they usually have some color, and two claws... maybe this guy is just injured.

02/22/2006, 06:12 PM	#3
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	he has a green spot in the center , maybe his insides, and i found his other arm in cup , but no claw on it.......................should i let him climb back on acro? also the other things i see swimming in the cup are super small, i can see them cuz im near sighted and can take off glasses to get super close, they are brown tho and shaped like a cigar...............

02/22/2006, 06:23 PM	#4
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	brown little ones sound like amphipods, but I wouldn't know. To be safe, I always dip my corals to kill off everything. My acros, I always save the acro crabs by somehow getting them off of it, dipping the acro, then reintroducing them together again when putting it into the tank. kills off anything else, good or bad, just to be safe.

02/22/2006, 06:34 PM	#7
minimalist Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 506	He wants to know what solution you use for the dip.

02/22/2006, 06:40 PM	#10
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	sorry, didn't understand the question the first time. I just use the Seachem Coral Dip, it's an iodine solution, kills everything but the coral. Sometimes it misses the acro eating flat worms (aren't too common)... but most other things.

02/22/2006, 06:55 PM	#12
minimalist Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 506	Do NOT dip SPS corals in tap water.

02/22/2006, 07:00 PM	#13
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	hello, bueller? opinions on this guy, back in or toilet?

02/22/2006, 07:06 PM	#14
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	it looks exactly like a commensal shrimp except no black whatsoever

02/22/2006, 07:14 PM	#16
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	nope this is him im sure of it, im gonna let him climb back on board lol.............no acro crab on this one tho, will the shrimp chase them away ?http://www.tabula-international.com/...KO3/CC0916.htm