help me id this prawn!!!

[jazzben81]

prawn

[jazzben81]

check out my huge anemone hermit..

like to noe where to buy those shell for the hermit to 'upgrade' the home....

damn fierce fellow..

kill 2 cleaner, 1 goby and 1 pipefish...

now condemn to my refuge eat shit and grass!!!

[Tanzy]

Looks like it's related Saron marmoratus but lacks the typical hairy shell.

[jazzben81]

but it has sharp spikes at the back of its head..

[Tanzy]

Most prawns do. It's called the rostrum.

[jazzben81]

so its the marble shrimp?

is it reef safe?

like can i keep it with peaceful fish and shrimp community?

dont want another incident with my hermit crab...

any1 noes where can get those shells for hermit to upgrade their homes?

oh. does any1 noes where got sell very small anemones like 10 cent to 20 cent coins..

heard tt anemone hermit can attach anemone to the back of its shell... with a kinda glue(saliva) it produce..

it currently has 3 brown small anemone on its back.. like to add a more colourful one..

thanks!

[SpiderOne]

He didnt confirm its a marble shrimp but if it is they are reef safe.

Pick seashells from the beach

WHy do u want your tank full of pest anemones ?

[jazzben81]

pest anemones?

hmmm which genus is pest anemones?

or u mean the anemone hermit?

well i was just trying things out.

frm the profile of the anemone hermit, i read it is a detrivore and eat some algae, (though i noe its aggressive) ,but i wanna try things out .so i introduce it to my tank..

but after the fatal incident... now its happily cleaning up my refuge....

by the way, does any1 noes wat prawn is tt?

[bum]

dude,

sarons are NOT reef safe.

they're eat corals.

[jazzben81]

thanks for the help.

bum..

so my shrimp is saron?

[SpiderOne]

dude,

sarons are NOT reef safe.

they're eat corals.

saron shrimp

[bum]

i've seen it sold together with the saron.

i always thought it was the female.

here a link...

but trust me,

they're NOt to be trusted,

just like the dancing shrimp...

they will be very happy to feast on your coral polyps.

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/inv...Smarmoratus.htm

[DeepBlue]

CF has a lot..spoke to John about it ....the one spider put up the link....it is the male.(i think) anyway...this one is not reef safe...I wanted to by it..but was advice not even to put it in a mushroom and zoo tank...it is a scavenger....will eat corals..

more for FOWLR w/o triggers, wrasse and shrimp eating predators

[jazzben81]

cool...

thanks for the advice every1.

now the shrimp is living in my refuge now.

hehe

[Tigger]

now condemn to my refuge eat shit and grass!!!

poor thing

[jazzben81]

its not tt poor thing hahah

my refuge is 4ft....