Strange Creature

Awesome, will it ever multiply? I only see one and am not sure if it will ever hide or end up being food but I guess we shall see

 

Not that I know of. I have seen them a couple times as hitch-hikers always on algae,their movement gives them away once you have seen one you know exactly what people are describing. Love this hobby.

 

hmm cant find too much info but it seems that they are omnivores and may eat my other smaller copepods. I guess thats not a terrible thing one guy cant eat too many but if I ever get a mandarin something tells me this little shrimp will be a thing of the past lol

 

That's a creepy looking little thing.

It's like the Mr. Burns of the saltwater world.

 

The barnacle looking things on the snails are...*drumroll please*...barnacles!
heheheh

 

I have never seen a live barnacle before, they have little feather hand things that come out and swivel??

Also with the skeleton shrimp, I was wrong after even closer inspection I found at least 3, 1 was big and 2 much smaller. Couldnt find them today though maybe they will pop up in someday down the road or maybe the clowns ate them

 

Here's a barnacle pic for ya.

 

Yea I have barnacles then, only theyre white with smoother edges.Im sure there are thousands off species, do they stay alive in the aquarium or eventually die off?

 

Most eventually die off, though we have one in a rock that we bought in October 2010 that is still there, waving around.