What the heck is this thing!?

19Mateo83 · May 18, 2023

It lives in a tiny hole in my chlli pepper montipora. It doesn’t seem to be bothering the montipora.

MrGisonni · May 18, 2023

One of the coolest critters I have ever seen!!! He seems to have a lure or some sort of appendage for collecting food. My first thought was worm, but he looks like some wild crustacean

19Mateo83 · May 18, 2023

MrGisonni said:
One of the coolest critters I have ever seen!!! He seems to have a lure or some sort of appendage for collecting food. My first thought was worm, but he looks like some wild crustacean

I have never seen this little guy before tonight. His lure is awesome, it’s like he’s fishing in the current. He also survived the dip when I got it, along with the barnacle next to it

vetteguy53081 · May 18, 2023

19Mateo83 said:
It lives in a tiny hole in my chlli pepper montipora. It doesn’t seem to be bothering the montipora.

Hard to see shrimp in video but may be a young sexy or coral banded shrimp

19Mateo83 · May 18, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Hard to see shrimp in video but may be a young coral banded shrimp

No shrimps in this tank. This piece came from TRSC aquatics. They have a farm facility locally that utilizes greenhouses for aquaculture under natural sunlight. No telling what little critters live in their aquaculture tanks. This is definitely my favorite hitch hiker so far.