if you want a cool, unusual shrimp look into
Sexy Shrimp (Thor amboinensis), also called broken-back shrimp. They retail from $6.00-$10.00 each. I have seen
Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes brevicarpalis) sold as Sexy Shrimp but they are completely different.
Sexy Shrimp are small and boldly colored. They perch on my rock (always in plain view) and 'wag' their tails around. They usually hang around together and always in the same area.
I have read reports that sexy shrimp will eat polyps. I have never observed this behavior in my tank nor in the reef tanks of friends that have them. Mine eat just about everything I give them. They aren't common finds at LSFs in this area, you might have to special order them at your LFS or order them online.
Anyone else have experiences with 'Sexy Shrimp'?