Shrimp
Hi All,
a friend called to ask if I want some cute little shrimp his friend caught out on the Broadwater.
I figured thy would be the uual shrimp we catch at night off the pontoon, but out of curiosity I said sure lets go.
He was not home, but told us we can just find them in the little plastic basket hanging on the side of his pontoon.
Lo and Behold, when I opened the lid I was blown away...
There were 4 of the white blotched " Bumble Bee" shrimp (?) and one glass shrimp. One was dead. All have lost several legs, as small fish have nipped at them through the basket grill.
I got them back and did a slow acclimation, then into a Q tank on a rock.
This morning, all are still alive, but not very active. The glass shrimp has gone down off the rock and feeding off the bottom.:-)
Can anyone identify them, and suggest what to feed them to prime them up, and if I can introduce them to my tank ?
I think they are a species of Anemone shrimp, as I used to see many varieties when scuba diving, especially in Tub Anenomes.
The "Glass Shrimp" may be a male, and the 4 bigger more ornage ones his Harem - they all have the same tail markings .
Thanks
Jac
a friend called to ask if I want some cute little shrimp his friend caught out on the Broadwater.
I figured thy would be the uual shrimp we catch at night off the pontoon, but out of curiosity I said sure lets go.
He was not home, but told us we can just find them in the little plastic basket hanging on the side of his pontoon.
Lo and Behold, when I opened the lid I was blown away...
There were 4 of the white blotched " Bumble Bee" shrimp (?) and one glass shrimp. One was dead. All have lost several legs, as small fish have nipped at them through the basket grill.
I got them back and did a slow acclimation, then into a Q tank on a rock.
This morning, all are still alive, but not very active. The glass shrimp has gone down off the rock and feeding off the bottom.:-)
Can anyone identify them, and suggest what to feed them to prime them up, and if I can introduce them to my tank ?
I think they are a species of Anemone shrimp, as I used to see many varieties when scuba diving, especially in Tub Anenomes.
The "Glass Shrimp" may be a male, and the 4 bigger more ornage ones his Harem - they all have the same tail markings .
Thanks
Jac
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