Cleaner Shrimp Baby? - Aquarium Advice

LouieB · 02-23-2007, 12:06 PM

About 3 months ago my cleaner shrimp had baby's. I fond these guys last night swimming around after the lights went out. They hide in the day between the cracks below the LR and Pvc pipe supports. Do these look like skunk cleaner shrimp? They seem to be surviving on there own for the past couple of months. Thanks . Lou

**Devilishturtles** · 02-23-2007, 12:38 PM

Sure looks like it could be, which is cool. They very rarely make it to that size!

Check this site out, there is a picture at the bottom under the Larvae section that shows a shrimp larvae.

Did you remove them from the tank? They might have a better chance of survival if you do.

tecwzrd · 02-23-2007, 01:10 PM

Wow, if they are cleaner shrimp and have made it for the last 3 months they are very close to there final molt

Looks like they could easily be shrimp larvae but not sure if they are cleaner shrimp.

Photo of larvae & another article on them.

**Ziggy953** · 02-23-2007, 05:34 PM

Keep us up to date if you could on this...my pepermint shrimp had babies but they got eaten before I could do anytning about it....I'm hoping to have them do it again and see if I can get some to live!

MT79 · 02-23-2007, 08:09 PM

More than likley they are Mysis shrimp. Very good to have.

**Ziggy953** · 02-23-2007, 08:22 PM

I don't know...those don't look like the mysis I have in my fuge and tank....but that really isn't a good close up of them either....

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tecwzrd Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: VA Posts: 3,152	Wow, if they are cleaner shrimp and have made it for the last 3 months they are very close to there final molt Looks like they could easily be shrimp larvae but not sure if they are cleaner shrimp. Photo of larvae & another article on them. __________________ -Micah- If you haven't figured it out yet I like to BOLD links :P Vote for AA at Aqua Rank

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MT79 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: philadelphia. PA. Posts: 2,653 Images: 23	More than likley they are Mysis shrimp. Very good to have. __________________ Mike

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