symbiotic shrimp

[ephrim]

i just got a new Pocillopora verrucosa and it has a small shrimp in itsame colour as the coral with similar markings. anybody know? good, bad?

 

[MtnDewMan]

I also have one of these in one of my coral. Cool little creature. Can't tell for sure if yours is the same, mine is a little translucent green coloration. Miniature pistol looking shrimp, but lives among the coral branches.

 

[steve-s]

Most likely a species of anemone shrimp.

Great little creature and somewhat delicate if that's the case.

Cheers
Steve

 

[Elmo18]

Hi, i'm almost positive that MntDewMan's shrimp is a Green Acropora Shrimp, which is a small commensal shrimp roughly 1 cm in length. They are greenish and have longitudinal markings which can be white, bluish, or brown.

http://www.edge-of-reef.com/macruri/MACcoralliocarisgramineaen.htm

Does yours look like that one Chuck?

- Elmo

 

[MtnDewMan]

Yep, I believe that is what it is Elmo