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Old 10/12/2005, 09:35 PM
law086 law086 is offline
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ID this (shrimp?)

Hey folks,

I just noticed something new in my tank today. It looks like some sort of shrimp, but nothing that I've ever seen. It's mostly white in color, with a few (what appear to be) blue spots. It was dark in the tank and he wasn't close to the glass, so it was hard to get a good look.

Here's a few bad pictures:





Any ideas what this is? My only guess is some sort of camel shrimp.

Thanks!
Ron
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Old 10/12/2005, 09:51 PM
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Got another look at him. The body shape does look very similar to a canel shrimp, but the color isn't. The body is white, the spots are a dark color and it sort of looks like little hairs coming off of it's body. It's about 1.5" long.

Any ideas?
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Old 10/12/2005, 09:54 PM
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this maybe?
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Old 10/12/2005, 09:59 PM
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thats no shrimp. your a liar! nah im just playin'. dont you love finding new things in your tank?!?! i keep finding mojanos, dag nabit! well i like finding most things............
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Old 10/12/2005, 10:11 PM
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LVFishGuy - I was thinking it was one of those. It kind of does look like it. Are they common in reef aquariums? Do they do any harm?

The little bugger must have been hiding in some rock I purchased a few months ago...

Ron
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