Beware of ghost shrimp!!!

[concord]

Aftermath of a vicous ghost shrimp attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPcYPKRMb3Q

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[Gr8KarmaSF]

WTF

 

[concord]

Its my ravaged guppy in a breeder trap after my ghostie attacked it.

 

[fishcatch22]

I doubt it was a true ghost shrimp. there is a large look-alike of the ghost shrimp that attacks fish.

 

[concord]

aaaah is it a macrobrachium?

 

[fishcatch22]

I think. is it longer than an inch? I saw some large ghost shrimp like shrimp at my LFS the other day.

 

[T]

hahahah i cant quite see it. but i think its that thing thats moving liek a ball bouncing off the walls

 

[concord]

I think. is it longer than an inch? I saw some large ghost shrimp like shrimp at my LFS the other day.

aye its about 1.5"

 

[fishcatch22]

hmmm... it was just a ghost shrimp, then. females are a tad bigger than males.

i've heard of them attacking fry before, come to think of it.

 

[concord]

She had just given birth to a single fry without warning lol. she is still alive, just with no fins