Clam shrimp!!! Does it exist?

[jhebi]

I have a question, I was looking at the inside of my clam and i saw a small shrimp in there, it looks like an anemone shrimp, buT i dont think it is.....Is it possible? I try to take a pic but my camera sucks

Can you guys see on the left bottom inside the clam?

 

[reefforbrains]

Probably just an A. Pod.
They look like shrimp with body shape, not harmful.

 

[jhebi]

Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
Probably just an A. Pod.
They look like shrimp with body shape, not harmful.
No its really a shrimp, is just that he keeps going inside and i cant take a good pic....It is the size of an anemone shrimp.....Same camouflage...

 

[maxalmon]

There are shrimp that have a symbiotic relationship with clams, they actually live inside the clam, somebody a while back posted pics of and some more technical info on who/what they are. Congrats, not very common...

 

[jhebi]

There are shrimp that have a symbiotic relationship with clams, they actually live inside the clam, somebody a while back posted pics of and some more technical info on who/what they are. Congrats, not very common...[/QUOTE
i didn't even know the shrimp was there until I peek today inside the clam and the shrimp is there....hahaha....That's the funniest and weirdest thing I ever saw, I thought clam would chow on everything...

 

[maxalmon]

I'm not sure if this is a healthy co-habitation, I've read some material that says the shrimp may survive on the clams gill tissue, sneaking a small nibble here and there. wetwebmedia.com is a good place to start for more information

 

[miaheatlvr]

I was wondering why the clam wouldnt try to expell it.

 

[jhebi]

Here is a better pic, the shrimp has little black pockadots, he is really small....

Hope he doesn't have clam chowder with my clam

 

[miaheatlvr]

Cool, have you seen it out of the clam? Coax it out with a little cyclopeeze...

 

[jhebi]

Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
Cool, have you seen it out of the clam? Coax it out with a little cyclopeeze...
It seems it doesnt want to come out.....I fed my tank this morning with cyclopeeze, maybe that's why he came out but still inside of the clam

 

[rara12]

Wow that last pic shows him really well. Very cool.

 

[fish addict]

That is wierd I had no idea there were shrimp that lived in clams! BTW what kind of clam is that? It looks really cool!

 

[tiberius]

That is so awesome! Neat looking clam. Got a pic of the whole thing?

 

[appaloosa1]

i found this for ya! there doesn't seem to be much known about them though. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tridacnidfaq3.htm

 

[jhebi]

I just hope that the shrimp doesnt eat my clam.....I read a litle bit of the article and it says that the shrimp eats the mucus of the clam....Let's see what happens....It's a derasa clam, i believe....I will put a better pic when I get to work.....

 

[murph145]

i have seen it before i wouldnt worry its a cominsal relationship the shrimps there for protection and free room and board... he wont hurt your clam

 

[sk8shorty01]

I believe what you have is called a "glass anemone shrimp". Check this out and see if this is what you have. There are sites that say that these host anemones mainly, but are known to host corals, cucumbers, and clams. I would say this is your shrimp.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3D1%26hl%3Den

 

[chris&barb]

murph is correct that it is a commensal shrimp, its not symbiotic. your clam is also a Maxima not a Derasa. there are a few species of shrimp that will live in Maximas. the most likely two would be Conchodytes tridacnae or Anchistus miersi. unfortunately most of the commensal shrimp look alike so an exact ID will be very hard. heres a better look at them.

and heres a cool pic of one, can you find it?

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by Appaloosa1
i found this for ya! there doesn't seem to be much known about them though. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tridacnidfaq3.htm
Im surprised they let you post a WWM thread here, is that allowed?

 

[jhebi]

Originally Posted by chris&barb
murph is correct that it is a commensal shrimp, its not symbiotic. your clam is also a Maxima not a Derasa. there are a few species of shrimp that will live in Maximas. the most likely two would be Conchodytes tridacnae or Anchistus miersi. unfortunately most of the commensal shrimp look alike so an exact ID will be very hard. heres a better look at them.

and heres a cool pic of one, can you find it?

Thanks, that's the shrimp.......i am just glad that is not a parasite...