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[euphoria]

Hi everyone,
sorry I don't have a pic for what I saw, cuz by the time I went to get the camera I lost it.
It was about half a centimeter long, but it was curled up. It was white but transparent looking, and resembled the shape of a shrimp. Imagine taking a cocktail shrimp and shrinking it to half a centimeter. That's what it looked like. So far I"ve seen 3 of them, and all of them were dead, just floating in the water curled up.
What could this be?
:help:

 

[oyam1]

shrimp breeding in your filter
or that acid you took in the 80's LOL

 

[euphoria]

Originally posted by oyam1
shrimp breeding in your filter
or that acid you took in the 80's LOL
hehehehe, that would have made me a 4 yr old on acid
I have two cleaner shrimp there, and have had them only a week, so I don't think that's enough time to breed. Plus why are these little things dead?

 

[oyam1]

shrimp came from your live rock

 

[euphoria]

R u sure? I've had the cured LR there for a month now, and they r only showing up now

 

[oyam1]

yup

 

[wablondie98664]

sounds like pods to me. they are a natural part of any tank with live rock.

 

[euphoria]

Wow, I think that's what I saw, very close. But why were all 3 dead and just floating in the water?
Thanks for the info :jumping:

 

[wablondie98664]

they will reproduce and die off. if you are able to look at your tank with a red flashlight at night you will probably see a ton of the running around.

 

[euphoria]

Red flashlight won't bug them ?

 

[wablondie98664]

nope

 

[euphoria]

Excellent. Thanks for the info

 

[wablondie98664]

no problem glad i could help