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First person to identify where the zebra shrimp (Caridina zebra) is in this picture gets their choice of a prize from me.

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The fine print:

As the prize, I have on offer a dark blue cherry from choc parents, as many riffles as you would like (within reason), some mosses including the relatively rare mini bolbitis, a 'rare' fern collected whilst I was in Cairns, driftwood pieces, and possibly some other things if you aren't interested in any of these. Please note for members located in WA and TAS, there may be state rules preventing me from sending you plants and/or shrimp, but we will discuss options if a member from those states wins. Open to any of the other mods as well because only I know where the shrimp is.

Sorry international members - this comp is open to Australian based members only.

All you need to do is copy the pic above, use paint or another program to draw a circle around the shrimp and re-post the picture here in this thread. First person who does so gets the prize.

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Wow this is quite hard.

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Right hand side 

Wedged between the massive rock and the little rock ??? 

Would you mind uploading the pic with the area circled? Not sure exactly where you mean.

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Would you mind uploading the pic with the area circled? Not sure exactly where you mean.

You have good eyes Fishmosy. I don't think I could have seen it unless its easier to see in person.

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I saw it in person, took the photo, looked at the photo - thought "Where the hell is the shrimp?". Retook another photo, looked at the photo - thought "Where the hell is the shrimp?". After 30 seconds of flicking between real life and the photo, I was able to work out where it was. It's actually kind of obvious once you know where it is.

As @‌grubs pointed out in Fishmosy's Zebra Biotope Mark II - the zebs are actually pretty camouflage with their black and white stripes which seem so obvious (to us) at first.

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Its on the white rock just to the left of the ridge in the stone aginst the bigger granite rock. About two inches from where it was circled. Its tail goes back towards the larger stone

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Its on the white rock just to the left of the ridge in the stone aginst the bigger granite rock. About two inches from where it was circled. Its tail goes back towards the larger stone

Can you  upload the pic with the area circled?

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Gees mate is it big enough, I am not entering but I am saying its small and has one white band

 

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ebay_photos_004.thumb.JPG.597b974d6ddc5bIts actually in this one circled. Had to upload as a word doc. Sorry only way I could do it.

 

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Come you can dooo it!

Awesome comp and awesome collection of prizes. Good stuff Fishmosy.

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ebay_photos_004.thumb.JPG.597b974d6ddc5bIts actually in this one circled. Had to upload as a word doc. Sorry only way I could do it.

 

All good. Just trying to work out how your pic fits in with mine. Did you zoom in really far? If so, that isn't needed. Should be able to spot it from the original pic without zoom, but zoom may help you to focus on a specfic area. 

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Come you can dooo it!

Awesome comp and awesome collection of prizes. Good stuff Fishmosy.

thanks mate. Maybe its too difficult? I thought someone would have spotted it by now. 

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Once you see it you can see it lol

Look for the eyes!!!

thanks mate. Maybe its too difficult? I thought someone would have spotted it by now. 

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I think you got it man! :dizzy:

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