HELP ID THIS CREEPY THING

[littlefoxx]

Found this creepy skeleton/shell. Never seen it before and Ive got nothing in my tank that even looks like this (that I know of) nor any food I feed my eels…

 

[Stealthreefer]

That's a red sea hand melter. You didn't touch it right?












Just looks like a shrimp shell to me, like a coral banded or the like.

 

[rhitee93]

That's a red sea hand melter. You didn't touch it right?

Naw, I think it is the south pacific index finger tip nipper...

 

[littlefoxx]

That's a red sea hand melter. You didn't touch it right?












Just looks like a shrimp shell to me, like a coral banded or the like.

I have coral banded shrimp and stuff in my other tank, molts look nothing like that. No shrimp or anything of the like in this tank as I have predators in there

 

[littlefoxx]

Naw, I think it is the south pacific index finger tip nipper...

What is that??

 

[rhitee93]

What is that??

A poor attempt at a joke since you had a bandaid on your index finger tip

 

[littlefoxx]

A poor attempt at a joke since you had a bandaid on your index finger tip

Ooooh I see, forgot I have that. Almost cut my finger off a few weeks ago and its healing so it needs to be covered cause of the stitches and Im just so used to it on my finger now that I forget its there lol

 

[littlefoxx]

Moral of that story dont get drunk and attempt to empty a dishwasher with a serrated knife :0

 

[rhitee93]

Ouch! I filleted my right pinky half-way down a few years ago. I feel for you.

 

[littlefoxx]

Ouch! I filleted my right pinky half-way down a few years ago. I feel for you.

Ouch!!! Makes working in the tank a pain in the butt since I cant put that hand in the water. Especially this morning when Squirt my engineer goby toppled half my rock work! -.-

 

[littlefoxx]

But what is the thing? It looks super creepy and big!

 

[littlefoxx]

@ISpeakForTheSeas any idea on what this might be from??

 

[littlefoxx]

Mainly trying to make sure its not a freaking mantis shrimp or something horrible that will eat my fish

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

@ISpeakForTheSeas any idea on what this might be from??

Looks like a crustacean molt of some variety - do you (knowingly) have any crustaceans at all in this tank?

 

[littlefoxx]

Looks like a crustacean molt of some variety - do you (knowingly) have any crustaceans at all in this tank?

No I have eels, triggers and lions in this tank, so no shrimp or anything. I do have a horse shoe crab, Ive found two of her molts intact. Could this be from her? Just doesnt look like her usual molts

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Could this be from her? Just doesnt look like her usual molts

That could be part of a horseshoe crab molt if the crab is big enough, but I’m admittedly not convinced.

Based on the shape, something more like a shrimp or mantis shrimp would seem more likely to me - so I’d probably keep an eye on the tank and see if anything pops up.

 

[littlefoxx]

That could be part of a horseshoe crab molt if the crab is big enough, but I’m admittedly not convinced.

Based on the shape, something more like a shrimp or mantis shrimp would seem more likely to me - so I’d probably keep an eye on the tank and see if anything pops up.

Yep thats what I was afraid of. Have heard popping but I have a pistol shrimp in a different tank

 

[old salt reefer]

Ooooh I see, forgot I have that. Almost cut my finger off a few weeks ago and its healing so it needs to be covered cause of the stitches and Im just so used to it on my finger now that I forget its there lol

I know the feeling. Machine shop got mine in 1984

 

[littlefoxx]

I know the feeling. Machine shop got mine in 1984

Ooooowwwww

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

I know the feeling. Machine shop got mine in 1984

From the angle you show it looks like out in public if I didn't count I wouldn't even notice.

I have a couple great uncles with missing fingers and theirs are pretty narly looking.