BTAS (came on LR) doreensis?
2 fire scallops (VERY food and time consuming. I’d advise against heh) 1 very protective pair of skunk cleaner shrimp 3 peppermint shrimp 1 neon goby 1 scooter blenny 1 Firefish goby 1 sand sifting star flamingo tongue cowry various snails and small hermits Thanks for your time! ~Angela ***Hey Angela, Yes, I really do need a picture. 🙂 When you describe them as having “two mantis looking arms” then I wonder how familiar you are with mantis “shrimp” (Stomatopods.) Stomatopods have a VERY CHARACTERISTIC appearance, and don’t look a bit like anything else. They are really not shrimp at all. I’d be willing to bet that what you are seeing are Gammarus shrimp. A common inhabitant in reef tanks, and quite harmless. Even at the size you speak of, young Stomatopods look just like the adults. By the way, sand sifting stars are not a good thing to have in reef tanks. They eat all the good fauna that you WANT in your sand bed. They are predatory – not good. What you should have instead are Nassar
