A shrimp suddenly appeared in my aquarium

[redbourn]

I think it's a shrimp anyway.

Looks like a Cherry Red Shrimp but is more transparent than red.

I haven't added any fish or plants for at least a couple of months.

So where did it come from?

Thanks,

Michael

 

[skiweeangel]

wow, no idea. interesting though.

 

[Rush03]

Are you are it's not larvae from a bug? I know mosquitos will put their babies in water, and they are transparent.

 

[redbourn]

It's about 3/4" of an inch long; has six legs at the front; a v shaped tail and whiskers.

I isolated it a while ago but it's still alive and can jump.



Michael

 

[jcolon]

It's about 3/4" of an inch long; has six legs at the front; a v shaped tail and whiskers.

I isolated it a while ago but it's still alive and can jump.



Michael

Can you post pics ... that's the best way we could help you ID.

 

[xfactor6699]

It's about 3/4" of an inch long; has six legs at the front; a v shaped tail and whiskers.

I isolated it a while ago but it's still alive and can jump.



Michael

It sounds like a nymph from a dragon fly I had one a few months ago u want to catch it and get red of it they are fish hunters

 

[redbourn]

Can you post pics ... that's the best way we could help you ID.

I don't have the right lens to photograph something so small but this image http://i55.tinypic.com/bevek0.jpg might give you all a clue.

What's so weird is that the aquarium (35 gall) in enclosed except for when I feed the fish.

I did to a 25% water change a few days ago though.

It's a pretty tough critter though.

I dropped it into a small tank that just has a male beta in it, and it (not the beta) jumped out.

Thanks Michael

 

[xfactor6699]

That looks like a baby amano shrimp

 

[tarpon]

That's definately a red cherry. The males have more clear on them and the females are more solid red...it might be the other way around...but you know.

Congratulations they are beautiful shrimp

 

[jetajockey]

yep baby rcs, no idea how it got there.

 

[alLexX]

did you buy plants recently? it could of hitchhiked in as a baby on the palnts and is just starting to come out now

 

[redbourn]

The only thing I can imagine is that a fish that I bought had ingested a larvae (if that's what it's called) and later excreted it.

Even if that can happen it would seem like a very long incubation period, although I don't know how small the crabs are when they first hatch.

It will remain one of life's never to be explained mysteries.

 

[tarpon]

Red cherry shrimp don't have a larval stage. They are born as mini versions of adults.

IMO it would've been digested and died if that happened