Pistol Shrimp ID

gregp · 04/20/2006, 01:54 PM

I have a pistol shrimp that is red and has a yellow stripe. Can anyone tell me what type of pistol this is? It seems very territorial towards my serpeant star.

venwu225 · 04/20/2006, 10:50 PM

needs picture to ID, red and yellow stripe shrimp is relatively vague

gregp · 04/21/2006, 04:56 AM

He's never out far enough to get a good enough pic. He's got really blue legs and is red with a yellow stripe and has orange snappers. He's never been out past his cave.

spawner · 04/21/2006, 07:04 PM

how about an Ocean, do you know which ocean he is from.

Opcn · 04/21/2006, 10:18 PM

is this him?

if so http://www.tbsaltwater.com/ordering/pricelist.html has it listed simply as a pistol shrimp, but it would be one that came from the gulf, near tampabay, I don't remember specifically were there lease is.

gregp · 04/22/2006, 09:15 AM

That's him but his legs are a darker blue. The rock came from the coasts of Florida.

LeslieH · 04/28/2006, 08:37 PM

That's probably Alpheus formosus but for your purpose the name doesn't really matter. Nearly all alpheids are territorial and aggressive towards other animals.

cardgenius · 04/29/2006, 01:27 AM

Get a watchman goby and you should see him alot more.

04/20/2006, 01:54 PM	#1
gregp Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 63	Pistol Shrimp ID I have a pistol shrimp that is red and has a yellow stripe. Can anyone tell me what type of pistol this is? It seems very territorial towards my serpeant star.

04/21/2006, 07:04 PM	#4
spawner Reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: FL EAST COAST Posts: 517	how about an Ocean, do you know which ocean he is from. __________________ Andy "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" Albert Einstein

04/28/2006, 08:37 PM	#7
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	That's probably Alpheus formosus but for your purpose the name doesn't really matter. Nearly all alpheids are territorial and aggressive towards other animals. __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

04/29/2006, 01:27 AM	#8
cardgenius Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 527	Get a watchman goby and you should see him alot more. __________________ I'm no hero...never was. I'm just an old killer hired to do some wet work.

04/20/2006, 10:50 PM	#2
venwu225 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 288	needs picture to ID, red and yellow stripe shrimp is relatively vague

04/21/2006, 04:56 AM	#3
gregp Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 63	He's never out far enough to get a good enough pic. He's got really blue legs and is red with a yellow stripe and has orange snappers. He's never been out past his cave.

04/21/2006, 10:18 PM	#5
Opcn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Picard, Dominca, Caribbean Posts: 591	is this him? if so http://www.tbsaltwater.com/ordering/pricelist.html has it listed simply as a pistol shrimp, but it would be one that came from the gulf, near tampabay, I don't remember specifically were there lease is.

04/22/2006, 09:15 AM	#6
gregp Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 63	That's him but his legs are a darker blue. The rock came from the coasts of Florida.