Shrimp id?

Slot · May 8, 2016

caught him today and wasnt sure what he was, he looks like some anemone cleaner shrimp. All my fish seem to like him, they swim next to him and turn horizontal. I also have 2 mantis shrimps in here always causing trouble, will they try to kill my new shrimp?

Slot · May 8, 2016

Slot · May 8, 2016

helen ann · May 8, 2016

Not sure what it is

but sure is pretty!!!

Robink · May 8, 2016

Very pretty, but I think the mantis will eat him.

Slot · May 8, 2016

Robink said:
Very pretty, but I think the mantis will eat him.

Ill put the rock hes in in a QT tank until he starts to wander to get him out then. I had 2 pederson shrimps that went missing and i was thinking the mantis shrimp was the one to get him

Salty1962 · May 8, 2016

Mantis will eat ANYTHING in your tank, fish, shrimp, snails, etc......

Roboson · May 8, 2016

It looks like it's halfway between a harlequin shrimp and a sexy shrimp. No clue. Really cool looking. You have somewhere to put him where he'd be safe?

Slot · May 8, 2016

Roboson said:
It looks like it's halfway between a harlequin shrimp and a sexy shrimp. No clue. Really cool looking. You have somewhere to put him where he'd be safe?

I have a qt tank that im going to put the rock that the mantis shrimp lives in until they get out so i can get rid of them. He will be free of any predators

Slot · May 8, 2016

Roboson said:
It looks like it's halfway between a harlequin shrimp and a sexy shrimp. No clue. Really cool looking. You have somewhere to put him where he'd be safe?

And yea i thought the same thing but we dont have harlequins down here so i scratched that. Maybe some type of sexy shrimp?

Baby Ray · May 8, 2016

It is a Pederson's anemone shrimp. The mantis will eat him for sure. I would try to catch the new shrimp and take to to your LFS to get a little bit of credit versus it becoming an expensive snack

Slot · May 8, 2016

Baby Ray said:
It is a Pederson's anemone shrimp. The mantis will eat him for sure. I would try to catch the new shrimp and take to to your LFS to get a little bit of credit versus it becoming an expensive snack

Unfortunately i dont have a LFS anywhere near me. I had pederson shrimp before this one and they didnt have the pinkish color on them like this one does, can it be a different kind?

Baby Ray · May 8, 2016

Pederson's shrimp can come in a lot of different colors. Here is a link to some pics-
pederson's anemone shrimp
If you don't have a LFS near you I would put it in your sump (if you have one) or an acclimation box of some sort. You can also make a DIY acclimation box by getting a zip lock container and burning small holes in the sides. You can store it in there until you can possible get it to fish store.