Accidental first breeding! (1 Viewer)

[Coolbobjoe]

Any idea if these free swimming fry are peppermint shrimp or coral banded shrimp? Have had laden females of both recently and noticed these very not copepod like creatures freeswimming in my macroalgae tank. Any ideas?https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qNWw9ktTrLW__xziuKOU8lK8YdsDRG3H/view?usp=drivesdk

 

[Rendgrish]

Following- I'm curious what the answer is

 

[Coolbobjoe]

Following- I'm curious what the answer is

I didnt even realize until i had to drain for a tank move. All that is in the tank now is a very small mantis shrimp and random CUC that are nothing near the spawn. Past tenants wiped out peppermints and one laden female coral-banded. Or its somehow come over from breeding in my connected reef tank? Doubt that last part

 

[mrbill]

Do they have easy to see white (eyes?) spots? Years ago I was given some small shrimp that I was told were some type of mysis and they look similar to your video. All my tanks have them now but they never get bigger than about 1/2" long max.

 

[clownnut]

i think that's mysis shrimp.

 

[Coolbobjoe]

i think that's mysis shrimp.

How would mysis be introduced without ever having any live ones?

 

[clownnut]

How would mysis be introduced without ever having any live ones?

if you ever add anything live, there is a chance bring them into the system.

 

[mrbill]

They can come on most anything, a frag, live rock, cheato etc.

 

[Reefer Oz]

Look into MYSID shrimp. Frequent hitchhikers with rock and algae from established systems.

 

[Coolbobjoe]

Do they have easy to see white (eyes?) spots? Years ago I was given some small shrimp that I was told were some type of mysis and they look similar to your video. All my tanks have them now but they never get bigger than about 1/2" long max.

Very hard to tell. almost look kind of reddish in middle but i do see some light colored spot near the head, maybe two. will investigate more during the final tank move

 

[Mandarin_Jake]

From the video - the movement pattern reminds me a lot of the mentioned mysid shrimp. They used to be in abundance in the SWE tanks back in the day...I was always trying to catch some to seed my tanks lol

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[Coolbobjoe]

Update! I saw this morning early before work for the first time so slightly larger more grown up ones. Attaching another video for everyone as i think the mysis shrimp idea is the winner!

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[northern_reefs]

As Reefer Oz said, they are mysiD shrimp - a bit different from the mysis shrimp we feed our fish. Mysid shrimp often come in as possible hitchhikers and are a sign of a healthy system - you're lucky to have them

 

[Coolbobjoe]

As Reefer Oz said, they are mysiD shrimp - a bit different from the mysis shrimp we feed our fish. Mysid shrimp often come in as possible hitchhikers and are a sign of a healthy system - you're lucky to have them

Thank you! I had not realized the different spellings. Happy to have them!

 

[Mandarin_Jake]

You should figure out a way to breed them and harvest them!

 

[Coolbobjoe]

You should figure out a way to breed them and harvest them!

Step one complete i guess time to figure out how to harvest such tiny beings

 

[Coolbobjoe]

You should figure out a way to breed them and harvest them!

Theyre also breeding in my small fuge! Cant wait to drop the 75 fuge in soon and really grow them out!

 

[Coolbobjoe]

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