Amiphod?copeod?

[mr_X]

The top photo is an amphipod.

 

[BLUEaquarium06]

I am far from an expert, but this post rally caught my attention, and I researched it a whole lot and I would agree with s007m77, I believe they are baby mantis shrimp

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[BLUEaquarium06]

The behavior sounds the same from everything I've looked up, and they appear to resemble each other a great deal, especially because there are so many different types

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[picoreef2.5]

Okay wow i think i have serious mantis shrimp problem growing i disturbed some things last night and one burrow next to the glass taking pics now


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[s007m77]

Mantis shrimp get very large the only way I can see that you would have a population of babies is if you added live rock

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[BLUEaquarium06]

I would say you have a whole lot of young mantis shrimp

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[picoreef2.5]

The aquarium was a gift and it had live sand and live rock along with 6 corals and a booming population of pods ive added 4 corals they were from very sterile environments before i brought them home, i want to say the tanks 7 months old but im unsure iv only had it for 3 and im trusting the person who gave me the tank properly cycled it, because he has multiple reef tanks, iv tested and all params are good


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[s007m77]

The behavior sounds like mantis shrimp but the population sounds like it's some sort of very large pod

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[s007m77]

If you didn't add live rock recently that's a strike against it being a mantis shrimp

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[picoreef2.5]

So what do i do about this? This tank is stacked as is, i dunno if they can even grow and mature properly in a tank this small, i only have roughly 2 gallons, im planning on setting up a 10g but waiting till i gather everything i need


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[picoreef2.5]

these were attached together when i bought it, but i broke it apart for viewing pleasure this was 2 months ago but was from the cleanest/most healthy lfs around


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[s007m77]

If there not attacking aneything let them in there see what thay look like in a month

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[picoreef2.5]

Any suggestions on removal? Id really rather not wait till they are large and dangerous to handle


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[Sniperhank]

You could get a trap.

 

[54seaweed]

if it's on the rock after lights out , use a red light and see where it is grab it off rock with a pair of tweezers , if you can sneak up to it

 

[Cichlid-dude]

I think the op said there was a lot of them. Not just one.


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[mr_X]

If this is true, this would be the first case of a mantis shrimp infestation I have ever heard of. I highly doubt this is the case.

 

[alyxandria]

Still looks like an amphipod to me lol.


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[s007m77]

Mantis shrimp get very large the only way I can see that you would have a population of babies is if you added live rock

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Im with mr-x

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