What kinda Shrimp in this?!

[dagreatbadfinger]

Is this a Camel or Peppermint Shrimp?

Friend was going to give him to me but i heard bad things about camel in reef tanks. I already have a cleaner shrimp and fire shrimp in my Red Sea Max. Would they all get along?
I have two tiny Aipistia's growing and heard a peppermint would eat it.



Idea or Suggestions GREATLY appreciated!

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Can't tell from the pic.

 

[asianer]

looks like a peppermint to me

 

[bizarrecorals]

take a picture of the back of the shrimp, thats the only way anyone can be sure. Camels have a much larger hump.

 

[dagreatbadfinger]

i'll ask him to try and take another tonight - he does it with his blackberry. If it is a peppermint, would it get along with my cleaner and fire shrimp?

 

[tomtoothdoc]

i'll ask him to try and take another tonight - he does it with his blackberry. If it is a peppermint, would it get along with my cleaner and fire shrimp?

read this article....it'll help identify the one you want. the camel back is not too hard to identify, but i myself have bought what i thought were some "peppermint shrimps" (Lysmata wurdemanni) but they did not touch the aiptasia at all.....perhaps i bought the wrong species.

http://fish.suite101.com/article.cfm/peppermint_shrimp_imposters

 

[LeslieH]

It is a Lysmata in the L. wurdemanni species complex. There are several of them from the Caribbean region and it's probable that they all will eat Aiptasia.