Cleaner shrimp larvae?!

[Brian1f1]

Hello,
I was looking at my tank and noticed a bunch of white dots suddenly floating everywhere and fish eating them. When I got up close they look like tiny shrimp. Was lucky to see it, they were all gone in 3 minutes. I managed to siphon some into a cup. Are they cleaner shrimp? Any way to rear them? Thanks!

 

[saltyhog]

That is really cool. I was willing to bet before I clicked this would have been mysid shrimp but they sure look like tiny cleaners.

#reefsquad

 

[mta_morrow]

Looks like baby cleaners to me. I have a bonded pair of cleaners and it’s cool to see the female carry and release.

 

[dbl]

That's really cool. I love cleaner shrimp but unfortunately, and oddly enough, so does my Hoeven's Wrasse. No idea how to rear them but it's worth investigating.

 

[Brian1f1]

My reading since I posted makes it look like raising them is a difficult task. It was unusual for the shrimp to release in the day, and my timing was lucky, so it was a real treat to get to see a cloud of them. I recorded a video for you guys, but you can’t really make them out. I released the ones I caught into my remote refugium. ‍