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FAQs about Coral Banded Shrimp, Other Boxers Identification
Related Articles:
Coral Banded Shrimp, A
Few Common Shrimps for the Marine Aquarium by James W.
Fatherree, Related FAQs:
CBS ID,
Stenopids/Boxer Shrimps 1,
Stenopids/Boxer Shrimps 2 & FAQs on:
Stenopid Behavior, Stenopid
Compatibility, Stenopid Selection,
Stenopid Systems, Stenopid Feeding,
Stenopid Disease, Stenopid
Reproduction, & FAQs on Coral Banded Shrimp:
CBS Behavior, CBS Compatibility,
CBS Selection, CBS Systems,
CBS Feeding, CBS Disease,
CBS Reproduction, Cleaner Shrimp:
Cleaner Shrimp Identification,
Cleaner Shrimp Behavior, Cleaner
Shrimp Selection, Cleaner Shrimp
Compatibility, Cleaner Shrimp
Systems, Cleaner Shrimp Feeding,
Cleaner Shrimp Disease, Cleaner
Shrimp Reproduction, Dancing
Shrimp, Harlequin Shrimp,
Pistol Shrimp, Saron Shrimp,
Shrimp Identification, Shrimp
Selection, Shrimp Behavior,
Shrimp Compatibility, Shrimp Systems,
Shrimp Feeding, Shrimp
Reproduction, Shrimp Disease, Crustacean
Identification, Crustacean Selection,
Crustacean Behavior, Crustacean
Compatibility, Crustacean Systems,
Crustacean Feeding, Crustacean
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Fountain Shrimp? Possibly Stenopus earlei - 5/26/09
<Hello Doran, Lynn here this afternoon.>
I recently got this shrimp. It was in with some Fountain Shrimp, and was
sold to as such. However its coloring is very different then what I am used
to seeing on Fountain Shrimp.
<Yes it is, it’s reversed. Where the typical Fountain Shrimp/Ghost Boxing
Shrimp (Stenopus pyrosonotus) is white, this one is red and vice versa. The
good news is that I’ve found photos of what appears to be the same shrimp,
identified as Stenopus earlei. The bad news is that all of the photos are
from one site only (a Japanese dive site). I’ve looked through every search
engine and book I have but have found no corroborating information to
support this ID. The common names for S. earlei are Earle’s Coral Shrimp and
the Two stripe Coral Shrimp and its range is Hawaii/Indo-West Pacific region.
Please see the following photos for comparison:
http://www.ishigaki-diving.com/photo/029.html
http://www.ishigaki-banana.com/3diary/diary_images/B2007_05/052617.jpg >
Also I am fairly certain that it is female, as it was holding eggs when I
got it.
<Neat>
Photo is attached.
<Thanks>
Doran
Vancouver, WA
<Take care, Lynn (Everett, WA)>
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Help with Shrimp Identification: Microprosthema sp. - 1/23/08
Hey gang!
<Hi there! What can I do for you this evening?>
First of all, WONDERFUL site! If I ever have a question about
anything tank related, I can pretty much count on the answers being
found in the depths of your site!
<Why thank you! I know what you
mean. It's always the first place I go to when looking for
information.>
Now, to the question at hand. I realize that there
are literally thousands of different types of shrimp and crabs, but
I am trying to identify one in particular. It is an almost solid red
shrimp with claws similar to that of a boxer (coral banded shrimp).
<That's an excellent observation. Your shrimp is related to these.>
The body is a bit different though, as it is much shorter. I have
looked through numerous books and Googled till my fingers were numb,
but have gotten nowhere. It was captured, photographed and released
during a dive in south/central Florida. I have seen them a few times
while diving, but they have not been as numerous CBS's and
peppermint shrimp. No one can seem to identify this guy. Any ideas?
<Yes, indeed! It’s a shrimp in the genus Microprosthema, possibly
Microprosthema semilaeve/aka the "Crimson Coral Shrimp", and a
little beauty at that! The reason it reminds you of a CBS is for
good reason as both are in the same family: Stenopodidae.
Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot of photographic documentation
of these shrimp on the internet, but I did find a few photos for
comparison (of M. semilaeve). The first link has great detail, but
the color looks off. The second is of the same species, with what
appears to be a more likely color.
http://striweb.si.edu/bocas_database/details.php?id=2533
http://www.nhm.org/guana/bvi-invt/bvi-surv/images/shri-i01/vc1105p.htm
>
Thanks again for all you guys do,
-wuf
<You’re very
welcome and thank you! That’s a neat little shrimp! Take care –Lynn>
Re: Help with Shrimp Identification: Microprosthema sp. - 1/24/08
WOW.....
<Hi!>
I have to say I am impressed that you were able
to track that little critter down, much less identify it! I searched
the scientific name and STILL couldn't find a photo of it! Not sure
where you were able to find these picts, but I'm glad you could help
me out.
<It was a real pleasure. The few photos I found were
thanks to Google Image search, as well as several other search
engines (using the “Image” category). There’s just not a whole lot
of photo documentation out there. That’s why I was so glad that
you’d written us and included a photo!>
So, does anyone know if a
Microprosthema semilaeve/aka the "Crimson Coral Shrimp" is reef
safe?! (just kidding!)
<Heee! You just had to ask that, didn’t
you! <g> Actually, I would guess that they’re similar to other
stenopids – territorial, aggressive towards other crustaceans, but
otherwise a neat little shrimp.>
Best,
-wuf
<Take care.
-Lynn> | 
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Yellow/Gold Coral Banded shrimp Stenopus scutellatus 5/19/03
Hi, Thanks for your response. I think I have found the species:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=23&pCatId=685
Yellow banded Coral Shrimp
<Stenopus scutellatus>
Can I still
assume that he is likely to be a danger to the fire shrimp as he gets
larger.
<indeed to any small clawed shrimp... although this species
is rather reclusive... even for a boxing shrimp>
He is about 1/2 his
full size at the moment and is causing no problems, much less aggressive
than the fire shrimp themselves.
I have a 50G tank with plenty of
live rock i.e. hiding places, caves etc Should I take him back or wait
and watch?
Cheers, John
<its a tough call, John. I would have
never recommended it or tried it personally. Who's to say what will
happen down the road. I am somewhat concerned for long-term prospects as
the tank is only big enough for one shrimp's natural territory. I'd feel
a lot safer to sit back and observe if the aquarium was larger/longer.
Still... you have the best position to make a decision in actual
observance of the behavior of these particular individuals... by day at
least. In the US, both of these shrimps are uncommon and expensive. My
advice would be to play it safe and separate them... although do not
move the new shrimp so soon (days ) after purchase... too many moves
since import could stress and kill it anyway. Kind regards, Anthony>
Re: Coral Banded Shrimp ID 7/15/06
Thanks for the
information guys.
<<Did it help?>>
I had read the links you
gave, but was not able to determine which based on what was there.
<<Guess not <grin> >>
I finally did end up just trying to look up a
listing with picture for all of the Stenopus species. Luckily there are
not too many. I finally found a page on reefcorner.org that listed
species and a brief description. While this main page is in another
country, it did give me a scientific name that I could search with, and
found a picture of on another site. It looks almost exactly like the
Stenopus cyanoscelis shown.
<<"Almost"...but?>>
Now I just need
to find some more detailed information regarding this subspecies. I
would guess based on how hard it was to find any information specific to
this shrimp that he is fairly rare or just not brought into the
hobby. I did find that there must be similar species if not the same
that occurs in Australia because of re)description regarding the
Stenopus cyanoscelis and a new Stenopus chrysexanthus. If you know
where I can find more specific information regarding these, please let
me know.
<<I just did some looking around and based on your earlier
description, what you have might be Stenopus scutellatus. Take a look
here and see what you think:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=685 >>
Thank you in advance.
Chuck Davis
<<Regards, Eric Russell>>
Re: Coral Banded Shrimp ID, Help! Stenopus cyanoscelis 7/15/06
Bob, I'm struggling to provide/find any real info (in English, anyway)
to help this guy out. Can you CC Helmut Debelius re to see if he
can/would help? Eric
<Will cc Helmut... but this is a valid
species:
http://www.google.com/search?q=stenopus+cyanoscelis>
Coral
Banded Shrimp ID III - 07/16/06
Eric,
<<Chuck>>
I looked at
the picture you had on Live Aquaria. I had looked at it previously,
but in the description, it very specifically says it has yellow
legs. The reason I stated before that it "almost" looked like the ones
I have, was due to the fact, you are trying to compare a picture to an
individual, and because the one I have is very small also.
<<Indeed...and obviously, you are in a better position to make the
call>>
I have included a link to the picture I found of it
http://www.meerwasser lexikon.de/de/55/839/Stenopus/cyanoscelis.htm
and also of the one that
refers to them as the blue leg boxer shrimp
http://www.reefcorner.org/species/family.asp?FAMILY_ID=159
<<Mmm, yes...quite similar but for the "legs". Too bad none of these
sites offer "multiple language" translations>>
Thank you in advance,
Chuck Davis
<<Doesn't look like I'm helping you much here Chuck, you
obviously have searched out well what little info there seems to
be. I'll ask Bob if maybe
he can CC Helmut Debelius and see if we
can get some information re this species (Stenopus
cyanoscelis). EricR>>
<There are a few other similar-appearing
Stenopid species... Bob Fenner>
Gold or yellow CBS? Gold (Stenopus scutellatus) 12/06/2007
Hello crew!
<Hi Danny! Mich with you today.>
I recently moved
my tank (4 months ago) without any incident thanks to information on
this site.
<Great to hear!>
Before doing so, I sold my shrimp
back to the LFS--I feared they are so sensitive they couldn't handle
the transport. Anyway, today I purchased a coral banded shrimp. It
was mislabeled as a "plain" CBS for $11 but I quickly recognized it
was a little different because of the yellow-gold body. Of course I
pointed out the error, but was still given the $11 price, as I
frequent the store often.
<Lucky you!>
So, the guy told me it
was a gold CBS (zanzibaricus). Naturally, I went online to try and
confirm it while Mr. Shrimp was getting the drip treatment and
behold there is also another Stenopus that looks similar called a
yellow CBS (scutellatus).
<Yes.>
My shrimp is only about an
inch at most across, little guy. The yellow is mostly on the upper
part of the body, the claws and abdomen are banded red and white
(attached a pic).
<Is a Golden coral shrimp (Stenopus
scutellatus), which can be differentiated from Stenopus zanzibaricus
by the antennae, the former being long and white, the latter being
red.>
I could not find a description that differentiated the gold
from the yellow nor if there was any significant difference in size
or behavior...can you? I know whether it is gold or yellow seems
silly, but it's important to me that I can properly identify my
friends!
<All about the bragging rights, eh?>
The tank is 45
gallons, has about 40lbs of live rock, and about 5" deep layer of
aragonite substrate. I have 192 watts of PC lighting and a Remora
skimmer. Temp 78-80, ph 8.2, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates
10ppm.
<Zero is better.>
Inhabitants include: 2 ocellaris
clowns, 1 black-capped basslet, 1 black-tail humbug,
<Yikes...
can grow up to be big bad boys!>
1 yellow tail damsel, 2 small
blue hermit crabs, and a Hawaiian feather duster. Also, I have a
handful, perhaps two handfuls, of stomatellids and Nerites that
hitchhiked on my live rock and survived the move.
<You’re having
some pretty good luck here, though the Stenopus may find them
tasty!>
Thanks for your help in advanced!
<Welcome!>
Danny
N.
<Mich L.>
Tampa, FL
<Gouldsboro, PA... but visiting your
fine state soon!> Re:
Gold or yellow CBS? Gold (Stenopus scutellatus) 12/07/2007
Hello Mich!
<Hi Danny!>
Thank you for the reply;
<Welcome!>
however, I am a little confused.
<Heehee! My
normal state...>
So I definitely have a scutellatus, right?
<Yes, white antennae = scutellatus.>
The confusion is because of
those pesky common names,
<That's why it is always better to use
scientific names, both genus and species...>
as I have read that
scutellatus is usually referred to as a yellow CBS and zanzibaricus
as the gold CBS.
<I have seen the names used interchangeably...
with both species... Makes things nice and clear... eh?>
Scutellatus is a little bit smaller out of the commonly offered CBS
too from what I found.
<Just don't try to keep him with any
other CBS.>
The humbug I have is actually kept in check by both
the clowns for the moment.
<Hmmm, sounds temporary...>
I
expect when she gets bigger, the tables might turn--
<Very well
may...>
at that point I will fetch her out of the tank!
<Good
luck with that!>
Thank you again
<Quite welcome, Danny!>
and have a great visit here,
<Thank you! I do hope it is most
enjoyable.>
the weather is great!
<Well, it doesn't take much
to beat the 6 degree F temperatures and snow that was in the Pocono
Mountains this a.m.! Mich>
Danny
Tampa, FL |
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