not sure if I am in trouble or not

[8mycash]

found a creature in my aquarium. Closest pic I could find on the inter net is this one. looks very much like this. How could I have not seen him in the months that my aquarium has been up and running is a mystery to me. If he is bad how to I get him out 500 gallons and 350 lbs of live rock will make it very hard to catch. He is about 2 inches long

 

[VegasMike]

If that is close, it is probably either a purple lobster (pictured, I think) or, more likely a pistol shrimp. The lobster will get bigger and you have to worry about small fish. The pistol shrimp can make an annoying, loud, clicking sound and not much more. It could also be a peppermint shrimp which usually is nothing to worry about either. It's hard to know without seeing an actual picture.

 

[VegasMike]

Oh yea, if you want to get it out, get a water bottle (12 or 16 oz) and angle it against the rock close to where the shrimp is. Put a small piece of bait in the bottom of the bottle. The shrimp (and many other things) will climb in to get the bait and won't be able to climb back up the bottle.

 

[jetaero]

Looks like a lobster... that came in on live rock!??! That's very cool

-Josh-

 

[steve-s]

Enoplometopus daumi :?:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/arthropoda/lobsters/lobsters.htm

Cheers
Steve

 

[oliver]

I got one of these too. It's always a treat to see him but he has been banned from any tank that has small fish.

 

[8mycash]

crap I have tons of little fish, may anser where sone of my golbies have gone.:evil:

 

[doug onion]

that was a exellent site full of info.