My Flower Shrimp (singapore Or Wood Shrimp)

[nicklfire]

Just thought i'd share my flower shrimp with you , he costs me a whole 25$ at the LFS but he was worth it, i'm actually wanting to buy another one so he can have a companion.. or she... Basically he just sits undernearth the piece of driftwood all day.. using his little claws to pick out micro organic stuff in the water. He's a fast litle guy..when doing a transfer it took a long time to catch him. Today i got some java moss so i had to pick him off his log.. and he crawled up my arm i was ilke AHHHH hahah..

If you ever get a chance to get one do it.. he's a really good creature.

He actually changes colors based on his day and his environment.. the pictures you see are when he's just camo into the wood.. other days he's a bright orange or red.



Any questions regarding him i'll gladely answer.

wish i could put better pics on but i had to crop these so much !!!

 

[CluelessScot]

Interesting how big is he? 25$ like 25 bucks like £17? thats abit painful

Kev

 

[Ethos]

Thats alot for a fish...or crustecian...w/e, he's cool!

 

[Auratus]

Youch, they are $4 at Petco here. Anyway, well worth it. I used to have a few but they climbed the filter and escaped They were fun while they lasted.

 

[CatLover]

I love it! I have always wanted shrimp, but I've never had one. Not even a little ghost shrimp

 

[nicklfire]

This guy was well worth it, pretty rare around these parts of Britsh columbia.

He's about... 3 - 4 inches now, pretty much as big as he's goign to get.

This guy dosnt climb up near the powerhead which is a good thing, he likes his planted tank

He's a great companion...

they are 4$ whre you live that's crazy....... i would buy like 10 lol

 

[Fish_Mike]

Awesome shrimp though. I never liked shrimp, but then i saw some of the more colourful ones... god i want them!

They're 5 dollars in Ontario!

 

[nicklfire]

I think you guys might be talking about a diff variety of shrimp

like a ... Cherry shrimp or somthing i know those are fairly cheap but what makes these guys unique to make them 25$ each is they have little claws that open up likea fan... and they strain the water...

Very unique shrimp...
or maybe i just got ripped off

 

[kenneth_kpe]

as long as its healthy and looks good then its okay its worth the money IMO and 4-5 inches of shrimp crawling up your arm !!!

 

[yvez9]

they are cool shrimp
i've seen them around montreal for around 5 to 10$

 

[jimbooo]

i used to have a few of them, make sure you plug all the gaps in your lid (wire holes etc.). as soon as you have a bit of nitrAte build up (can happen) they will try to escape. i lost all of mine and found one in the lounge, one in the bathroom and 2 in the bedroom.

they are quite the adventurers.