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| i was breaking down my brothers tank and noticed this shrimp that popped out of the LR blue legs, purple tail 
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Lucky dog, I love those guys! It's a Saron rectrirostris. Males have long front legs, females have short front legs. And no, I haven't a clue about whether they're reef safe or not. 
Cheers, Leslie
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Really? This is so distinctive I can't imagine why it would be difficult to id it. According to Ron's book "Marine Invertebrates" a related species S. marmoratus will eat "...small polyps, such as zoanthids, star polyps, and perhaps small corals." and is not reef safe. Here's some culture info on S. rectirostris from http://p4.forumforfree.com/profile-purple-legged-m-vp10853-aquatica.html
Origin: West Pacific, Indonesia, Philippines
Difficulty Level: Relatively easy to keep
Size: 1.18 " - 1.3 " (3cm - 3,5cm)
Minimum Tank Size: any reef tank, including mini-reef.
Water Requirements:
-Specific Gravity: 1.021 - 1.023 salinity.
-Temperature: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
-pH: (not recorded as being fussy).
Diet: Artemia, Mysis, Krill, good cleaner-upper. It is primarily a nocturnal feeder. Mine enjoyed a snack on cockle or mussel meat too.
Reef Safe: I have read that they can be a slight danger to soft corals, but I never had any problems in my reef environment.
Breeding: The males have longer chelipodes. Other breeding information is unknown.
General Comments: A peaceful but retiring shrimp - will rarely be seen.
Personal Experiences: I saw these shrimps in one of my LFS and just had to have them. Naughty since I knew nothing of them and the LFS owner wasn't even sure where he had got them from.
Cheers, Leslie
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Hi,
As I indicated in my book, all Saron species eat polyps. These animals eat live polyps of one sort or another, so if you want to keep them, you will need to find some corals or zoanthids to feed it.
Cheers, Ron
"The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind. The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
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