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crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Edited by crazyred Can anyone I.D. this creature??? [url=http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shrimp0ip.jpg] ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 06-Mar-2006 21:30
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	I couldn't tell you what specific species it is, but it looks like a crayfish to me. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 06-Mar-2006 21:56
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Shoot!!! I thought it was a shrimp. Boy, am I going to be in trouble if this thing gets big. Some of my fish like to sleep on the gravel!!! ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 06-Mar-2006 22:07
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	yup thats a craw
Posted 06-Mar-2006 22:16
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	Yep...it might eat small fish so watch out. *Kristin*
Posted 06-Mar-2006 23:00
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	He's teeny tiney right now....about an inch or so, and his pinchers are even smaller so he really can't get any of my fish right now, but it might not be the case later when he gets bigger! ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 06-Mar-2006 23:14
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	He could stay small, depending on his species. May I ask something (not trying to sound rude) but did you put this with your fish not knowing what it was? Never a good idea.... Inky
Posted 06-Mar-2006 23:45
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Well, yeah...kind of..... I thought it was a shrimp! Shrimp + fish = safe.......seriously, it looked like a shrimp----a ghost shrimp is what I was thinking it was. This thing is tiny; that's why I thought it was a shrimp. I've seen those blue crayfish at a LFS before and they are a lot bigger and bluer than this thing. why me??? ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 06-Mar-2006 23:53
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Looks almost like a juvenile marmor crayfish, I could be wrong though, but the piccie would need to be in sharper focus for me to tell for sure. Its already showing some scavenging talents in the pic. They get to about 12 cm. People do use them in community, but any shrimp that scavenges can be a danger to small fish. Its definitely no ghost shrimp. You might find this site helpful. http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/Shrimp.htm?crayfishamerica.html~mainframe
Posted 07-Mar-2006 07:08


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