Blue pearl shrimp and baby shrimp

[rhsoto94]

My blue pearl is having babies right now and I see them but is it possible for them to have premature babies? The mom and babies are in a mesh breeder in a 40 gallon and as I saw the babies I noticed this weird thing in my water and it's swimming around the top. I've never seen it until now when my shrimp is giving birth its definitely not a shrimp because the shrimp are coming out kind of red. This thing is clear has two black eyes and no legs.

 

[rhsoto94]

in comparison to a shrimplet sorry for the poor photo quality there tiny

 

[corylover]

its not uncommon for there to be a runt just separate him from the others if you are concerned about him not getting enough food.

 

[rhsoto94]

It looks completely different though. It has black eyes which are quite large in comparison to the shrimp. I looks more like a small clear tadpole.

 

[corylover]

well feed it and see what happens as long as it doesn't eat the shrimp you will be fine.

 

[himdie]

Looks like a baby fish honestly

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[corylover]

that's what im guessing it is could've snuck in while he was grabbing mama shrimp.

 

[rhsoto94]

Ok I think they are baby fish because now there's probably a dozen I have no clue how they got in there. Will they eat the baby shrimp?

 

[corylover]

only if they get their mouths bigger than the shrimp so when that happens you do need to separate them.

 

[Khuligirl93]

Looks like a newborn guppy or endler to me! I think they're too small to eat baby shrimp.

 

[corylover]

I had neons that some how eat my shrimp and they were big size shrimp too.