shrimp hitch hiker!

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 04:29 PM

just noticed a tiny shrimp mm's long it walks around like a skunk cleaner shrimp and has a black line down its back. any ideas what it is? hopefully not bad

AIMRob · 10/03/2013, 04:42 PM

Pics would help, sounds like whatever the shrimp is has a disease but I'm prob wrong

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 04:50 PM

what why would you say that

Calappidae · 10/03/2013, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by fscmocsaj

what why would you say that

+1...

Anyway, a picture may be needed. What was it's movements?

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 05:28 PM

uh what do you mean. when a fish got close to it, it shot out of the way quick

Calappidae · 10/03/2013, 05:42 PM

Do you hear any "Clicking"?

Did it look like a regular peppermint shrimp shape wise?

Did it look like a lobster?

Did it look like a mantis?

etc..

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 05:44 PM

it did look like a peppermint shrimp but really really tiny. Couldn't take a picture. its see through with a black line going through it from head to tail.

Calappidae · 10/03/2013, 05:50 PM

try to catch it. Find out where it lives, lure it out with food, and try to catch it.

Pembro · 10/03/2013, 05:51 PM

A sexy shrimp maybe? Google it

Calappidae · 10/03/2013, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Pembro

A sexy shrimp maybe? Google it

Sexy shrimp live in corals. I doubt that you would find one hitchhiking.. still possible tho and worth a try.

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 06:06 PM

its so small its really hard to find. but ill try to find it

Calappidae · 10/03/2013, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fscmocsaj

its so small its really hard to find. but ill try to find it

Any picture or video really makes the difference if you can atleast obtain one of either.

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 06:14 PM

Alright ill try to get something. I think it came with my chaeto and dragons breath algae that i just put in.

Sugar Magnolia · 10/03/2013, 07:49 PM

Might be an amphipod.

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 08:15 PM

omg i think it is an amphipod haha

Calappidae · 10/03/2013, 08:26 PM

[IMG]http://i39.*******.com/2ih13jl.jpg[/IMG]? Did it look like this?

fscmocsaj · 10/03/2013, 08:34 PM

Yup lol

MARINECRITTERS · 10/03/2013, 08:46 PM

Amphipods are harmless btw

Calappidae · 10/03/2013, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MARINECRITTERS

Amphipods are harmless btw

natural predators of berghia nudibranch, can harrass small sexy shrimp, bumblebee shrimp etc.., They are harmless unless they are in a nano with those tiny shrimps and nudibanch..

fscmocsaj · 10/04/2013, 06:39 AM

I saw it again this morning and I think it is an amphipod. Lol got a little nervous. Thanks for the help.

1fishkeeper · 10/04/2013, 08:21 AM

The reason it gets out of the way when ever a fish come by it is because they are natural food for the fish. Most fish will eat them. But they are harmless and good to have in your tank they eat algae and are food so its a win win to have them.

peasofme · 10/04/2013, 10:13 AM

i'm not a fan of them. sometimes they can eat coral. specially when big. they're not the end of the world though. they can multiply rapidly

Calappidae · 10/04/2013, 10:26 AM

I believe dragonets eat them along with copepods.

AIMRob · 10/04/2013, 02:06 PM

Saw a video of an amphi eating zoos, made me rethink adding them in my future fuge

Calappidae · 10/04/2013, 06:17 PM

They are not a favorite but almost everyone has them. I actually had 4 of them come out of a single orange kunckle hermit crab's shell when I got it... At the time I thought they were baby mantis shrimp.

10/03/2013, 04:29 PM	#1
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	shrimp hitch hiker! just noticed a tiny shrimp mm's long it walks around like a skunk cleaner shrimp and has a black line down its back. any ideas what it is? hopefully not bad __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 04:50 PM	#3
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	what why would you say that __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 05:28 PM	#5
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	uh what do you mean. when a fish got close to it, it shot out of the way quick __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 05:42 PM	#6
Calappidae Harlequin Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,814	Do you hear any "Clicking"? Did it look like a regular peppermint shrimp shape wise? Did it look like a lobster? Did it look like a mantis? etc.. __________________ Joe

10/03/2013, 05:44 PM	#7
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	it did look like a peppermint shrimp but really really tiny. Couldn't take a picture. its see through with a black line going through it from head to tail. __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 04:42 PM	#2
AIMRob Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 28	Pics would help, sounds like whatever the shrimp is has a disease but I'm prob wrong

10/03/2013, 05:50 PM	#8
Calappidae Harlequin Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,814	try to catch it. Find out where it lives, lure it out with food, and try to catch it. __________________ Joe

10/03/2013, 05:51 PM	#9
Pembro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 17	A sexy shrimp maybe? Google it

10/03/2013, 06:06 PM	#11
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	its so small its really hard to find. but ill try to find it __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 06:14 PM	#13
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	Alright ill try to get something. I think it came with my chaeto and dragons breath algae that i just put in. __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 07:49 PM	#14
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Might be an amphipod. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

10/03/2013, 08:15 PM	#15
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	omg i think it is an amphipod haha __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 08:26 PM	#16
Calappidae Harlequin Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,814	[IMG]http://i39.*******.com/2ih13jl.jpg[/IMG]? Did it look like this? __________________ Joe

10/03/2013, 08:34 PM	#17
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	Yup lol __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/03/2013, 08:46 PM	#18
MARINECRITTERS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,525	Amphipods are harmless btw __________________ MarineCritters, life in the sea is superb Current Tank Info: 91 Gallon Reef

10/04/2013, 06:39 AM	#20
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	I saw it again this morning and I think it is an amphipod. Lol got a little nervous. Thanks for the help. __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

10/04/2013, 08:21 AM	#21
1fishkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Spanaway, WA Posts: 1,101	The reason it gets out of the way when ever a fish come by it is because they are natural food for the fish. Most fish will eat them. But they are harmless and good to have in your tank they eat algae and are food so its a win win to have them. __________________ "You can run but you will only die tired" U.S. Army Snipers

10/04/2013, 10:13 AM	#22
peasofme Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: usa Posts: 1,405	i'm not a fan of them. sometimes they can eat coral. specially when big. they're not the end of the world though. they can multiply rapidly

10/04/2013, 10:26 AM	#23
Calappidae Harlequin Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,814	I believe dragonets eat them along with copepods. __________________ Joe

10/04/2013, 02:06 PM	#24
AIMRob Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 28	Saw a video of an amphi eating zoos, made me rethink adding them in my future fuge

10/04/2013, 06:17 PM	#25
Calappidae Harlequin Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,814	They are not a favorite but almost everyone has them. I actually had 4 of them come out of a single orange kunckle hermit crab's shell when I got it... At the time I thought they were baby mantis shrimp. __________________ Joe