Hydra on a Vampire Shrimp

[vampie]

FYI, hydra can be very difficult to remove. They have a 'root' that goes in the shell, and are best removed once the infected crustacean molts. The best way to get rid of the parasite is to remove the discarded shell immediately after it molts, and before the parasite has a chance to move to reinfest it's host.

Well, this one wasn't hard at all. Used the regular turkey baster, comes off with little effort. No visible mark where it once was.

 

[black_sun]

Beautiful pictures, and that's really neat... the shrimp has a little natural accessory growing on it lol

 

[starrystarstarr]

i hate hydra.. boo