Camel shrimp

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

Hi guys,

HAPPI CNY!!!

Okie.. got a prob for quite a while le. There's a camel shrimp, which i bought back then when i have no idea it's not exactly reef-safe, and it's getter bolder and bolder, munching on my corals..

I tried catching it, but it moves so fast. Any tips to share on how to catch it?

[veliferium]

Get a trap!!

[veliferium]

soory suddenly thought of this idea,get hawkfishes.they are know to eat small shrimps up.

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

Eh.. But i have got cleaner shrimp as well. Wun want the hawk fish to eat them up as well.

What trap is that u mentioned?

[Nautical]

have the same experience before with camel shrimp. wasted much time.

at the end, gave myself the excuse to rescape which resulted in removing all the rocks and live stock.

[hotlemond]

try hand feeding it with market prawn. My skunk dare to eat off my hands. But you got to be fast. As soon as it grab a piece of it catch it. But drop the idea of a net from behind... they are very clever.

[diabolus]

Camels are more difficult to catch than skunks, becos of their getaway style...they shoot backwards and are very fast.

IMO, they are already very difficult to catch with a net, so using hands is out.

traps are your best bet other than rescaping your whole tank.

[veliferium]

can anyone get a pic of a camel shrimp.Are they those that look like bugs,with alien like-eyes?

[mantis]

See pic n good luck to u

[veliferium]

oh,its this,i have seen this a few times at lfs ,thoughbt it was reef safe.looks kinda cute

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

What trap can i use?

DIY kind? how to go abt doin 1?

[veliferium]

LFS got sell one,jus go to their shop and ask.

[Lester]

hmmm.. interesting ...

how much is the trap... and how does it look like ???

[timzhiquan]

hey i had the same problem. tried everything to catch it but nothing worked.

in the end i just cut it in half with a knife. end of story.

[cjh]

See pic n good luck to u 

i thought its a pepermint shrimp??

[mantis]

i thought its a pepermint shrimp??

Ya, I thot so too... before. Then I found out Peppermint wc I believe is reef-safe looks almost similar.....See pic.

[AquaRa]

that's a common scenario when camel and peppermint shrimps get mixed up.

[cjh]

ahhhh!!! lol... phew.....

dunno y but my cleaner(dunno its so agressive) and boxer killed it... lol....

they both put up a handicapped match... lol....

[danny]

Put in a large boxer shrimp, better, a pair. I will wack it!

[damienkee]

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

guys, u sure this shrimp is destroyer?

i have 3 b4... but kill by my maroon clown. my maroon clown is too aggresive after introduce into my tank...

[cjh]

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

guys, u sure this shrimp is destroyer?

i have 3 b4... but kill by my maroon clown. my maroon clown is too aggresive after introduce into my tank...

kill the maroon clown.. lol.... jk...

its so amazing that fishes, crabs, shrimps, etc... have their own personalities.... ur maroon clown so aggressive mine so friendly...

always kena bully by this fellow--->

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

Yesh, the one is my tank is indeed a camel shrimp.

And it keep munching on the corals @ nite, sometime daytime too.

Argh... totally bu ba wo fang zai yan li??!!!!

Does henry sell such trap? Want to buy 1.

[XPeriment 626]

i think the name camel shrimp comes from the slight hump in the back. that's how to differentiate from peppermint shrimps. and yes, it is definitely not reef safe. i have one, but it's in my sump so can't wreck my corals

[gothia]

i think alot of ppl kana cheated by LFS owner...most will say theirs is peppermint ITE it turns out to be camel..

I got cheated too..

Got two camels but cannot catch it at all..all i can do is to make sure that they are well fed..at least they will bother my corals..