ID something in shrimp tank

[AdamHorton]

So my g/f saw this in her shrimp tank, there's nothing but shrimp in there but we added some new plants so I'm pretty sure that's how it got in there. What could it be?

It really creeps her out, I'm thinking that getting a fish would help, we had some success in the past with a guppy or two in the tank, it didn't bother the shrimp too much. Would that get rid of these guys?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Brookster123]

Some kind of fly nymph, dragonfly it mayfly?

 

[AdamHorton]

I had suspected it was something like that, thanks for your help. Do you think a guppy (adult) or two could handle these things popping up?

 

[jwh0818]

I forget what they are called but I think they are in the shrimp family I think! If I'm not mistaken they are beneficial to your tank. Again I could be wrong. I can't remember the name of them

 

[manbeast]

Freshwater amphipods, totally harmless

 

[jwh0818]

Freshwater amphipods, totally harmless

There ya go, its too early I just woke up haha

 

[AdamHorton]

I'm glad to hear they're harmless to the tank, however they do seriously creep out my g/f so I'll probably be getting a guppy or two for the tank to take care of them.

 

[manbeast]

Explain to her that they are sort of a subspecies of shimp and that they have their own merits, if that doesn't work look at fish like some chili rasbora they're too small to bother the larger shrimp and large enough to do some epic mini hunts on the pods

 

[pip walters]

Looks more like an Isopod such as Asellus... don't tell your good lady these are also known as water hog-louse .

They are related to wood lice that live on land and are excellent at eating rotting vegetation etc.

 

[AdamHorton]

I'm working on it She doesn't seem to mind the same things in my SW tank so that's a start. Maybe she was creeped out because we thought it might have been a mayfly or something.

 

[manbeast]

The unknown is always creepier than the known