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12/22/2006, 04:58 PM
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Little "Seamonkeys"
I've got a 75g reef setup with a few peppermint shrimp, cleaner, and a few fish. (Tang, Foxface, Jawfish) I noticed tonight under one of my rocks about 5-8 what looked kinda like mini sperms jolting back and forth in a small circle. Sorry I have no pics, but was hoping someone could give me an idea what I've got in my tank.
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12/22/2006, 05:29 PM
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mysid shrimp
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25gallon tank up and cycling since 7/29/06 Mostly LPS reef (lords, micros, duncans, etc.) with some ricordia florida and zoanthids. Current Tank Info: 25 gallon, 28lbs of Marshall Island and Kaelini Live Rock, 2x65 power compact lighting, IFS Protein Skimmer |
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12/22/2006, 05:37 PM
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Where would they come from? I recently got a button polyp from my LFS, could they have come from that? Are they bad?
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12/22/2006, 06:48 PM
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mysids are a prize for the tank.
 fish will love them, and if you are luck they will breed in the tank.
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12/22/2006, 06:49 PM
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How much research have you done...lol?
 Mysid are really good for feeding your fish. You can buy them in the store. They may have hitchhiked on the coral or they may be from your live rock.-Chris- |
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12/22/2006, 07:13 PM
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they might also be pinnaed (sp?) shrimp
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12/22/2006, 07:21 PM
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could be copepods?
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12/22/2006, 07:40 PM
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Well since I don't know what a pinnaed is, I'll say mysid. Possibly they've always been there, and you've just never noticed them.
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12/22/2006, 08:37 PM
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PS what part of nc are you from and  To Reef Central
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12/22/2006, 08:42 PM
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Wake Frest and thanks for the welcome
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12/22/2006, 08:44 PM
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Wake Forest and thanks for the welcome
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12/22/2006, 08:46 PM
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Seamonkeys are just brine shrimp right?
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12/22/2006, 08:53 PM
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and yes the store bought Sea Monkeys are just brine shrimp.
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12/23/2006, 04:54 PM
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pinnaeds are also known as fairy shrimp, and are pretty much as common as mysids
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