+cyrus Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 This little guy, not much bigger than 1cm was found hosting one of the crinoid stars I got in today. Unfortunately no crinoid lobsters or crabs that commonly host were visible But I haven't read anything on shrimp hosting. I carefully loaded the lil guy into a seringe backwards and placed him back into the respective feather he fell out of. He scooted right back into it but I have a feeling even with the feathers protection he will still become lunch in my tank... Has anyone seen these before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) Cool! "The Featherstar Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis) is a commensal shrimp species that belongs to the family Pontoniinae. The commensal crinoid shrimps are difficulty to identify from one another without microscopic examination. Using a photograph to identify this species is not 100% accurate and hence the species illustrated could possibly be one of its close relations such as Periclimenes ceratophthalmus and Periclimenes cornutus. The colouration of this species will match its host crinoid and it normally has some horizontal banding. The body of this shrimp is elongated with thin and long claws. It is a tropical shrimp species found on crinoids throughout the western Pacific region and has been recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Thailand. It is often found living on the featherstars Oxycomanthus bennetti and Comanthina noblis. The Featherstar Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis) grows to a maximum length of approximately 2cm. " Edited October 20, 2010 by JimD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Crinoids are absolutely beautiful. What's the feeding regimen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 He looks so sad all alone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cyrus Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Crinoids are absolutely beautiful. What's the feeding regimen? Right now spot fed cyclop-eeze mixed with coral frenzy. In addition it is reccomended that you stir the rubble in your sump as they feed off the detrius also. Also! I found a crinoid lobster! It was on the other feather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 You know you can't make a claim like that w/out more pics to prove it, right? ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cyrus Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 lol just as you accuse I was loading it! HA! I'm really glad they are doing so well so far. They have poor survival rate so I'm taking extra special care of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dena Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Great hitchhikers!!! I saw an acro crab on a acro at the Dome the other day...pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 lol just as you accuse I was loading it! HA! That wasn't an accusation; that was a challenge! The lobster's too cool of a bonus. Good luck with all of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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