Hitchhiker shrimp in Tridacna squamosa clam!!!

[demon666]

that is pretty neat if you look at it the right way it looks almost like a baby pepermint shrimp

[Joe Reefer]

My maxima coughed out a shrimp just like that once. Then the shrimp ran back into the clam. I got real worried and researched, as it turns out the shrimp has a symbiotic relationship with the clam. Its all good.

[OCDP]

Sweet. It looks like a glass shrimp, those kind that are crystal clear and look like, well... glass. That's pretty neat.

[muck]

Does it look like this Tony?

[Delphinus]

From what I can tell it looks -exactly- like that. Thanks Ryan!! I'm reading the Advanced Aquarist's October 2004 edition right now to see if I can find out more.

(Note - link http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/o.../editorial.htm )

My concern now is that I've put this clam and shrimp into my 75g where the hawkfish will almost certainly make quick work of the shrimp, should the shrimp ever venture outside the clam and catch notice of the hawk. Argh, darn it!! Maybe I have to move my hawkfish.

[Ruth]

Or your clam and shrimp

[danny zubot]

My maxima coughed out a shrimp just like that once. Then the shrimp ran back into the clam. I got real worried and researched, as it turns out the shrimp has a symbiotic relationship with the clam. Its all good.

I'd like to read more about that, can you provide a link?

[sumpfinfishe]

Nice Tony!

Sure beats a plastic toy in a Cracker Jack box