shrimp

[otisbooard]

just cleaned out my tank of some excessive weed and noticed a small grey baby shrimp, i haven't added any shrimp to the tank, any ideas how it got in there? Thanks

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

A picture will help but I believe you saw an amphipod, not exactly a shrimp but still a crustacean.

 

[otisbooard]

A picture will help but I believe you saw an amphipod, not exactly a shrimp but still a crustacean.

how do amphipods get into tanks?Thanks My bad, probably was an egg in the plankton solution i add to the water, thanks.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

how do amphipods get into tanks?Thanks

they hitchhike in on coral frag plugs and rubble and live rocks.... anything wet from another tank will bring various hitchhikers. The way to avoid this is to dip the corals in coral-dip before adding them to your tank, this kills most of the hitchhikers.