So what exactly is this?

[SammieT]

Couple photos, noticed them just minutes ago



And I found this also, seems like some clear shrimp.




Trying to see what these are exactly. I'm not sure about the shrimp. They are clear and very tiny... possibly mysis?

[Giants13]

i can't really see but i think its copepods. they are good.

[jason2459]

I see aiptasia, tube worms, and some kind of shrimp larva or various kind of pod. all but the first listed is good.

[Giants13]

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker.shtml see if u see it on here.

[SammieT]

Originally Posted by jason2459

I see aiptasia, tube worms, and some kind of shrimp larva or various kind of pod. all but the first listed is good.

I see the aiptasia, got a few but they are in my HOB skimmer so they haven't passed through


Shrimp lava? How? The only shrimp I've ever had in my tank is a cleaner shrimp, but other than that mysis shrimp that I feed them

[SammieT]

Originally Posted by Giants13

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker.shtml see if u see it on here.

Didn't manage to see them on the list

[SammieT]

Originally Posted by Giants13

i can't really see but i think its copepods. they are good.

How would I have copepods tho?

[jason2459]

Originally Posted by SammieT

I see the aiptasia, got a few but they are in my HOB skimmer so they haven't passed through


Shrimp lava? How? The only shrimp I've ever had in my tank is a cleaner shrimp, but other than that mysis shrimp that I feed them

How many cleaner shrimp do you have? Mine spawn all the time. They are quite interesting in that one will be male and the other female. After the next molt they will flip their roles. It could also be any numerous kinds of pods and larva of them. I have amphipod molts floating around my tank all the time and see their larva out at night a lot.

(and that should have been shrimp larva not lava)

[jason2459]

Originally Posted by SammieT

How would I have copepods tho?

To big to be a copepod but if you brought in anything wet from some other tank then there's a very good chance you have brought something like copepods in. They are very successful hitchhikers.

[SammieT]

Originally Posted by jason2459

How many cleaner shrimp do you have? Mine spawn all the time. They are quite interesting in that one will be male and the other female. After the next molt they will flip their roles. It could also be any numerous kinds of pods and larva of them. I have amphipod molts floating around my tank all the time and see their larva out at night a lot.

(and that should have been shrimp larva not lava)

Auto correct :-P

Well, one managed to die from my other fish. So I've had only one for a while now (roughly a month or two) so I'm not sure where they would come from?

Crap, just remembered I might have 2-4 fire shrimp in my tank. Always hiding and thought they died

[SammieT]

Originally Posted by jason2459

To big to be a copepod but if you brought in anything wet from some other tank then there's a very good chance you have brought something like copepods in. They are very successful hitchhikers.

Hmm, makes sense but no idea how it would be stuck inside my HOB :-P


Someone claimed shrimp, what are the possibilities?

[seahorsedreams]

It's mysis..... the shrimp.

[jason2459]

Didn't see the reply before. Good possibility. If mysid they don't generally like higher salinity most target for a reeftank of around 35ppt. Usually they do much better in brackish waters up to around 30ppt. But I wouldn't adjust salinity for them and just enjoy having them while you have them.

[skp]

Originally Posted by jason2459

Didn't see the reply before. Good possibility. If mysid they don't generally like higher salinity most target for a reeftank of around 35ppt. Usually they do much better in brackish waters up to around 30ppt. But I wouldn't adjust salinity for them and just enjoy having them while you have them.

I have a ton of these in my tank and I keep my salinity at 1.025 ddh2ocean salt.