Shrimp thing found in tank

[adam2000]

Hello all, I found this in my tank and I don’t know what it is, it’s. 13.5 gallon tank I’ve had near 2 months now, is it a parasite? Any help would be great, thanks

 

[JonoH]

Amphipod - good for your tank :-)

 

[adam2000]

Amphipod - good for your tank :)

Thank you very much, I have no need to worry then?

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Thank you very much, I have no need to worry then?

Those guys are great! If you watch them, they dig little burrows and will come out for stray scraps of food left in the sandbed. Maybe it’s silly but I even rescue them from my filter floss whenever I change it.

 

[BryanM]

Those guys are great! If you watch them, they dig little burrows and will come out for stray scraps of food left in the sandbed. Maybe it’s silly but I even rescue them from my filter floss whenever I change it.

I do not find that silly at all!

 

[slingfox]

People pay good money for amphipods!

https://www.aquaculturenurseryfarms...1-pouNYRuKZh6wo7Lis715vnPUg9TK91HPnY1nGedYAcm

 

[adam2000]

Those guys are great! If you watch them, they dig little burrows and will come out for stray scraps of food left in the sandbed. Maybe it’s silly but I even rescue them from my filter floss whenever I change it.

I’ll keep an eye out for them then, that’s amazing thank you so much I was so worried