JamesL Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I have placed an order with SeaCrop and I noticed that they have some Heliofungia Shrimp (Periclimenes kororensis) for sale. Does anyone any experience with these? I did some googling, but mostly came up with pictures. I still have time to add to the order, but was sure on the durability of the shrimp (yes, I have read about the sometimes lack of longevity of Heliofungia plates too). Was curious as I acquired a long tentacle plate this weekend that has jumped to the top of the "coolest coral in the tank list" . Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Those shrimp look neat and I am always up for interesting invertebrates. If tou don't want to take the risk, can I recommend some sexy shrimp? They are super cool and my experience is they live for a pretty long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 Those shrimp look neat and I am always up for interesting invertebrates. If tou don't want to take the risk, can I recommend some sexy shrimp? They are super cool and my experience is they live for a pretty long time. Thanks for the reply. Mary from SeaCrop got back to me and said they basically eat anything but the only think is they are small. So I went ahead and added one to my order from them. I also love the unusual, especially when it comes to symbiotic relationships. I might give some sexy shrimp a try down the road ... but correct me if I am wrong, did I not read somewhere that pistol shrimp and sexy's generally don't get a long? I have a small red striped pistol that used to be paired with a hi-fin goby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I've kept a randali pistol and a sexy together for a long time. The randali is so reclusive that it's never been a problem. Good luck with the new acquisition. Be sure to share some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 (edited) Cool, thanks for the info on the pistol/sexy combo. Will definitely share pictures. Here is the "home" for the soon-to-arrive Heliofungia shrimp (click for larger): [Edit: Please ignore the brown algae .. working on getting rid of that ] Edited April 10, 2007 by seahorsejl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Super nice. I can't wait to see the shrimp. I have kept sexy shrimp and the smaller pistol shrimp for a long time. It has also never been a problem. My understanding is the lager breed of pistol will eat anything that fits in its proportionally large claw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 (Sorry if this sounds familiar, I copied my post from Nano-Reef.com) Well, all this hype for nothing. I got my shrimp today, and it was pretty cool looking. Small and mostly clear. After acclimation, I tried placing him right next to the Heliofungia. Well no sooner than he set down on the sand, I saw a purple flash, and BAM!, he was gone! My stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid strawberry basslet snatched him up! Needless to say I was not happy. Well, shall try again later with one... I knew I should have gotten rid of that fish when I caught the blennie.... But on the plus side, the rest of my shipment from SeaCrop was awesome. Tank is back on the right track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 That sucks! I hate expensive meals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 That does suck. I really wanted to see the shrimp. This very scenario is why the dwarf lionfish is going to be in the "Big Fish" tank and in with the sexy shrimp. Sorry about the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 This is the only picture (and not a good one at that) I was able to get when I was acclimating the bag: Wife said I could get another one if I wanted, but will need to get of the basslet first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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