small shrimp?

[steve r]

i cant get a picture because they are too small. about 1/4" max with bug eyes. they have tails that look like a shrimp tail. it is forked. they also have small fins that are always flittering like a mandarin dragonette near thier head. they dont crawl like a shrimp, they swim. mostly nocturnal

any thoughts
steve ruppa

 

[steve-s]

Could either be an amphipod although they crawl not swim or more likely a mysid shrimp. Does it move about with the body straight or curved under itself? Translucent or opaque?

Cheers
Steve

 

[steve r]

the tail is straight and they are pretty translucent. i think i have a few amphipods also. do they crawl kind of curled up with thier tails under them? are mysid bad? i also forget to mention they kind of remind me of very fast brine shrimp


thanks for the info
steve ruppa

 

[Fluff]

Probably mysid shrimp as Steve has already suggested. They aren't bad and alot of fish like them. Nice little natural snack for your fish.

 

[steve-s]

i think i have a few amphipods also. do they crawl kind of curled up with thier tails under them?

Yes...

are mysid bad?

No

Cheers
Steve