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Our overall goal of this project is to make our tank a hands-on display. We want lots of people to notice our tank and want to interact with the organisms inside of it. More importantly, this experiment is designed to focus on observing different shrimp species behavior and their relationships with other species in the tank. For example, are they fighting?, are some getting more food than others, are they battling for territory, are the ones with symbiotic relationships living better? The different kinds of shrimp in our tank are snapping shrimp (Alpheus sp.), sexy anemone shrimp (Thor amboinensis), and peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wudemanni). The other organisms that they will be interacting with are yellow prawn goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus), sea anemones, and two pincushion urchins (Lytechinus variegatus).