hypostatic Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Ok I saw this creature in my tank last night and he was like waving back and forth and it looked like he was trying to catch something that drifted by. It was small, about 1.5cm (~.6in). It was like clear/white. It was thin like a stick insect, but also sorta looked like it had mantis shrimp pincers. Being photographically challenged, I did not not take a picture of it. Instead, here's my artist's rendition of the creature: Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Likely a Caprellid Skeleton Shrimp. Does it move like an Inch-worm? IF so, this is a detritus/plankton feeder. Link to comment
fretfreak13 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Caprellid Skeleton Shrimp. Never heard of that, and I normally answer almost all of the ID threads...o.o Googled it, that is the creepiest thing I've ever seen... Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Never heard of that, and I normally answer almost all of the ID threads...o.o Googled it, that is the creepiest thing I've ever seen... I'd love to have a bunch of these running around my tank, but they likely wouldn't survive long in a tank with fish. Link to comment
hypostatic Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 ah yes, this would be the creature. Nice ID work gentlemen! Link to comment
andi.rahl Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 oddly, from another thread I read a while back, this is something that I would have known! XD which is weird since I never know what anything is... whereas fretfreak13 usually knows everything in the ID section, as she has pointed out! lol they look like little underwater world grim reapers to me. Link to comment
Psychosis Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 ah yes, this would be the creature. Nice ID work gentlemen! I love it. You lucky dog. Link to comment
Acielot Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 They are awesome little guys but they are hard to keep alive since everything likes to snack on them. Link to comment
fretfreak13 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Seriously...that thing is going to haunt my dreams. And I practically snuggle my mantis shrimp.. Link to comment
Acielot Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Seriously...that thing is going to haunt my dreams. And I practically snuggle my mantis shrimp.. They are rather small and helpless though. Like amphipod small....and the BBS kind of helpless Link to comment
Chadf Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Being photographically challenged, I did not not take a picture of it. Instead, here's my artist's rendition of the creature: http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/scoopsandiego.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/1e/91eb0634-33e1-11e1-8514-001a4bcf6878/4eff5b92a325a.image.jpg' alt='4eff5b92a325a.image.jpg'> I definitely see the resemblance, but am still amazed nano sapiens got that ID on the first post, with confidence too! Your rendition is hilarious. Link to comment
Reef Hollister Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Looks like the Navajo deity Kokopelli to me. Link to comment
hypostatic Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 I definitely see the resemblance, but am still amazed nano sapiens got that ID on the first post, with confidence too! Your rendition is hilarious. Thanks! Nice to know my liberal arts degree is useful for something haha Link to comment
Chew_Magna Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Looks like the Navajo deity Kokopelli to me. LOL! If Kokopelli were an alien from under water ~o.O~ Link to comment
Voodoodol Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 ah yes, this would be the creature. Nice ID work gentlemen! God that things FREAKY! I'd lose it if I saw that in my tank. Some things should just stay in the deepest,darkest, depths of the ocean because they are too scary and alien to contemplate(not really) Link to comment
andi.rahl Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Looks like the Navajo deity Kokopelli to me. I have a turquoise kokopelli on my key ring, and I won't ever look at it the same way. now it's the snack-like grim reaper (in appearance only) of tanks: the skeleton shrimp Link to comment
Blubbernaut Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 God that things FREAKY! I'd lose it if I saw that in my tank. Some things should just stay in the deepest,darkest, depths of the ocean because they are too scary and alien to contemplate(not really) There's a reason God keeps the giant squid in such deep areas........ Imagine snorkeling in Hawai'i and all of a sudden 50 FOOT SQUID Link to comment
andi.rahl Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'd be fascinated and terrified at the same time ^^ Link to comment
fretfreak13 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'd be fascinated and terrified at the same time ^^ I'd just poop. All over. Link to comment
andi.rahl Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'd just poop. All over. this is the second time today that I've pretty much coughed up my beverage. I'll be in the middle of drinking something, and read something ridiculous...the rest is history. .xD the first was my green tea and the 2nd was pepsi. x_x Link to comment
Voodoodol Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 There's a reason God keeps the giant squid in such deep areas........ Imagine snorkeling in Hawai'i and all of a sudden 50 FOOT SQUID Can't. That's just too scary at 3 a.m. Link to comment
Arkayology Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 This is probably the best drawing I have every seen lol Link to comment
Blubbernaut Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 This is probably the best drawing I have every seen lol It's better than anything I can draw.... Link to comment
Psychosis Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Seriously, has any one seen these for sale? The 2" variety? I'd like to seed my fuge with the amphipod reapers. Link to comment
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