Emperor shrimp

M_v_P · 05/07/2012, 05:27 PM

Sorry for opening a new thread but I am very happy with my latest acquisitions and just wanted to show them (off).

They accept New Era pellets for food.

Regards,

Marcel

EllieSuz · 05/07/2012, 05:31 PM

Wow, I've never seen them before. You are lucky to have them....beautiful.

Bluemon · 05/07/2012, 06:47 PM

WHOOOAAAAA. when i first saw the pic, i thought the shrimps were DRAWN IN. so cool.

anyone have any information on them? how much were they? are they a pair?

Bongo Shrimp · 05/07/2012, 06:51 PM

You need to get them a cucumber to live with. It will greatly increase their comfort and odds at surviving.

M_v_P · 05/08/2012, 04:01 PM

I also thought that they only lived in symbiosis with echinoderms but after some research I found out that it is not symbiosis but commensalism (hopefully I wrote that correctly).

I see them taking dry, live and frozen food so I am hoping for the best.

Although they were sold to me as a pair I must say that they do not spend much time sitting together. But as long as they do not act agressively towards each other I am fine with that.

Bongo Shrimp · 05/08/2012, 04:03 PM

Commensalism is a type of symbiosis. So they are symbiotic with a echinoderm.

05/07/2012, 05:27 PM	#1
M_v_P Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 65	Emperor shrimp Sorry for opening a new thread but I am very happy with my latest acquisitions and just wanted to show them (off). They accept New Era pellets for food. Regards, Marcel

05/07/2012, 05:31 PM	#2
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,596	Wow, I've never seen them before. You are lucky to have them....beautiful. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: 60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

05/07/2012, 06:47 PM	#3
Bluemon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 839	WHOOOAAAAA. when i first saw the pic, i thought the shrimps were DRAWN IN. so cool. anyone have any information on them? how much were they? are they a pair? __________________ disc1: "the greatest advancement in evolutionary history was the separation of the mouth from the butt" 5.5g dwarf seahorse tank w/macro 5.5g mantis shrimp tank w/ corals

05/07/2012, 06:51 PM	#4
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05/08/2012, 04:03 PM	#6
Bongo Shrimp Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,368	Commensalism is a type of symbiosis. So they are symbiotic with a echinoderm. __________________ My Bongo Shrimp Want to Eat Your Starfish. Biocube 29g- LED SPS Reef Biocube 29g- Seahorse tank 25g Tidepool Follow me on Twitter! @ArchetypeMarine \| See my YouTube channel at my homepage.

05/08/2012, 04:01 PM	#5
M_v_P Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 65	I also thought that they only lived in symbiosis with echinoderms but after some research I found out that it is not symbiosis but commensalism (hopefully I wrote that correctly). I see them taking dry, live and frozen food so I am hoping for the best. Although they were sold to me as a pair I must say that they do not spend much time sitting together. But as long as they do not act agressively towards each other I am fine with that.