Baby SHRIMP! WOW! - Aquarium Advice

dscount · 08-25-2006, 03:01 AM

Okay. At first I thought my diet coke had been spiked. So I had the Mrs and kids verify for me.

I've got like 10+ little translucent shrimp running around under my largest rock in the tank. A spot the fish can't really get to.

Now the strange part. Who is the mother/father?

No new live rock for about 3 months.
New Peppermint Shrimp about a month ago.
Cleaner shrimp has been in the tank for about 9 months.
Last week I did just add a new clean up crew to the tank. (Refreshed numbers)

This is lucky x2 since last time I had babies it was cerith snails. About 10 have made it that I see. Still white shells and growing.

Any IDEAS on how I can tell what they are and/or how I got them?

austinsdad · 08-25-2006, 09:55 AM

Just guessing, but maybe a you bought a pregnant pep home.

**roka64** · 08-25-2006, 10:31 AM

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Just guessing, but maybe a you bought a pregnant pep home.

Either this or they are larger "pods". I have seen some pretty big ones and the look kind of like small shrimp.

rayjay · 08-25-2006, 11:18 PM

They're known as MYSID shrimp, and look like baby cleaner shrimp, but they'll never get big. They come in with rock, corals, macros.

FishFrik · 08-25-2006, 11:24 PM

Amiphods perhaps? How big are they?

austinsdad · 08-29-2006, 08:28 AM

Yep. Likely pods. Didn't think about that one.

08-25-2006, 03:01 AM	#1
dscount Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 232 Images: 2	Baby SHRIMP! WOW! Okay. At first I thought my diet coke had been spiked. So I had the Mrs and kids verify for me. I've got like 10+ little translucent shrimp running around under my largest rock in the tank. A spot the fish can't really get to. Now the strange part. Who is the mother/father? No new live rock for about 3 months. New Peppermint Shrimp about a month ago. Cleaner shrimp has been in the tank for about 9 months. Last week I did just add a new clean up crew to the tank. (Refreshed numbers) This is lucky x2 since last time I had babies it was cerith snails. About 10 have made it that I see. Still white shells and growing. Any IDEAS on how I can tell what they are and/or how I got them? __________________ 75 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym] Saltwater: Shallow 2"-3" Sand Bed, 1140 Powerhead, 402 Powerhead, 140 Powerhead, Two 65 watt 10k + Two 65 watt true actinic 03 blue lights (260 watts), 40 lbs [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym] and 90 lbs [acronym="Live sand"]LS[/acronym], Berlin XL Skimmer & 18 GAL Sump 18 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym] Sump: Fluval 204, Skilter Filter, Mag 7 Return, 200 watt Heater, 1140 Powerhead, 10 lb [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym] and 10 lb shells ([acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym]?) Tank guest list: Blue Tang, Clown, 2 Starfish, 2 Damsels, 30 Red Tip Hermits, 10 Scarlet Reef Hermits, 55 Turbo Snails, 3 Abalone Snails, 2 Nassarius snail, 1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp and a three bulb Anemones.

08-25-2006, 09:55 AM	#2
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,211 Images: 12	Just guessing, but maybe a you bought a pregnant pep home. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

08-25-2006, 11:18 PM	#4
rayjay Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 136	They're known as MYSID shrimp, and look like baby cleaner shrimp, but they'll never get big. They come in with rock, corals, macros. __________________ ______________________ THIS IS A LINK TO RAY'S REEF

08-25-2006, 11:24 PM	#5
FishFrik Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 801 Images: 1	Amiphods perhaps? How big are they? __________________ I'm one of those fishnutz, who are actually nutz.

08-29-2006, 08:28 AM	#6
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,211 Images: 12	Yep. Likely pods. Didn't think about that one. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

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