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SYMBIOSIS between shrimp and fish

Discussion in '☋ Diving and Marine Life ☋' started by earlmj, Mar 21, 2007.

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  1. earlmj

    earlmj DI Senior Member

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    This is something that might interest you all. Many kind of Pistol Shrimps ( ALPHEUS) live in perfect harmony with a kind of Gobylike fish. The shrimp are complete blind ,and have as defence a one arm bigger pistollike instrument that can " fire " under high pressure a drop of water. The sound when produced in an aquarium is enough noise to scare the living daylights out of the hobbyist as he will believe the glass of the tank has just colapsed
    This Alpheus randalli is living together with type of Zanthogobius . The fish is on the "watch out "and feeds the shrimp with the left overs. The Shrimps provides in making a hole in the sand big enough for both fish and shrimp to hide once a preditor comes in sight .
     

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    The Dane DI Senior Member

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    That is pretty cool :smile:
     
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