Urgent Indentification Needed Please

[tmreynolds]

I have been cleaning the tank, when I found a small shrimp.

It has one clipper larger than the other, and made a loud snapping noise, when I captured it. Its either a small mantis or small pistol shrimp.

it has bands on its back, and is traditional shrimp shape, like my cleaners, with one large pincer?

Any ideas, before I decide to keep or not?

Thanks guys,

 

[James B]

can you get a pic it could be a young boxer or pistol shrimp of some sort

 

[SkiFletch]

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can you get a pic it could be a young boxer or pistol shrimp of some sort[/quote]

Agreed, likely pistol or a boxer shrimp with one claw larger than the other.

 

[robbhp]

yep sounds like a pistol to me too, for what it is worth.

a pic is worth a thousand words though

rob

 

[bunjiweb]

Pistol of some sort deffinately. Mantis and boxing shrimps have claws which are of equal size. Pistols always have one claw bigger than the other.

Ben

 

[tmreynolds]

Cheers guys, yeah its defo a pistol shrimp of some kind, with dark bands on it back. Scared the missus half to death when I had it in the net and it made a really loud snap, as she leant in to have a look ! Considering the size of the thing it was quite impressive.

I was actually trying to get the rogue hitchhiker crab out, using Ski's method of Epsom salts. Link

It jumped out of a rock, whilst I was looking for the crab. I wanted to be double sure before putting it back in the tank.

But its a nice present to get a pistol shrimp from somewhere...