What kind of baby shrimp is this?

[QuintonT10]

Not sure what kind of baby shrimp this was, I was thinking a pistol shrimp or a mantis shrimp, or maybe even a baby lobster. Anyone have any ideas? Also how to I take care and maintain him until he grows up?

[mitten_reef]

Pistol shrimp, not sure what kind. He should happily accept meaty food like brine or mysis shrimp. 

[Tamberav]

My wild guess is a green pistol shrimp

[QuintonT10]

Thank you, I tried feeding it crushed up pellets, should I go out and get brine?

[mitten_reef]

3 minutes ago, QuintonT10 said:

Thank you, I tried feeding it crushed up pellets, should I go out and get brine?

You can try. I think mine used to come out and grab pellets too. 
Oh, they like digging burrows and tunnels under rocks. Fun little critters. 

[Lypto]

If you have cocktail shrimp or frozen mysis try putting a little bit near him. Pellets should also work great.

[ChromeVyper]

That is totally a pistol shrimp. Get a small goby and drip acclimate them for atleast 1 hour to force them to pair then from there on they will build a burrow and be together until the end 😁

 

I have a tiger pistol shrimp that I paired with a watchman goby and now they are inseparable. Had to move them both to my pico because they schemed against my wife's sand sifter and killed it. 

 

I feed them a little sliver of frozen mysis/brine blend from the frozen cubes you buy at pet shops. 

[Tamberav]

FYI not all pistols pair with fish. 

[Tired]

It's some sort of pistol shrimp. Looks like a green pistol, but hard to tell at that size. IMO, put it back- they're easy to bottle trap out if you really need to remove one, and it should be harmless enough. If you hear clicking noises, that's him.

 

To feed it, just put food in or near its burrow. It'll find the food and pull it in.