A new species of snapping shrimp has been described based on two specimens collected in the Maldives. Alpheus octocellatus appears to be morphologically most similar to Alpheus edwardsii, pareuchirus and leptochirus so the paper’s authors have placed it in the…
Baby Pistol shrimp snap as fast as speeding bullets
A research article published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has found that juvenile Alpheus heterochaelis have the fastest accelerating repeatable body part of any aquatic organism. Reefkeepers know Pistol shrimp (Alpheus spp.) and their characteristic snapping sound only too…
Friday fun: smartest goldfish EVER, loud shrimp and ocean rythyms
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”383″]http://vimeo.com/17023529[/vimeo] We have a few fun posts to get your weekend started right. Leading off is one of the best advertisements we’ve seen in a long time. Meet “Mr. Memory” the worlds smartest goldfish in the ads for Drench…
Super white Alpheus randalli pistol shrimp could be mistaken for a freshwater crystal shrimp
The red and white candy pistol shrimp, Alpheus randalli, is one of the most attractive and desirable symbiotic shrimp available to aquarists. Very few symbiotic setups look quite as attractive as a randall’s pistol shrimp and a white ray shrimp…
