something hatched no idea what is it

[Macio]

something hatched and i don't have any idea what is it, they are all over the tank. I have three firefishes and last two weeks i've seen that two became a pair because they fight with other one and i have also one cleaner shrimp and i saw many times that is carrying some eggs. took some pictures so maybe somebody could tell me what is it and what to do with them.

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[greg0385]

way to blurry to see what they are but, maybe its larvae shrimp from the your cleaner shrimp. OR it might be little firefish. either way try and catch them and put them in a little tank so nothing else eats them if you want to keep them. otherwise they will be eaten by other fish if you have any other fish.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Yup unless you move to a safe location they are as good as fish food - Hard to tell what they are but very cool that something spawned.

 

[Dvenson]

clown larva maybe?

 

[FaviaFreak]

I've had this happen to me twice with no negative ill effects, I could never figure it out...

 

[Macio]

thanks i now the pictures are blurry but its best what i can take. I've been looking for some similiar photos on internet but unfortunatily didn't find anything. What i observe is that they are swimming fowards with head down (fat part). i've catch some of them and put them in small tank rest is already eaten.
i now that cleaner shrimp can have eggs alone but does she needs another one to fertilize them. Maybe somebody have some good photos od something similiar so i can make sure what is it.

 

[TyreeUM]

are they not mysid shrimp?

 

[Macio]

are they not mysid shrimp?

you maybe right look on some pictures on internet and they look very similiar. But how did i've get them in my tank ??

 

[secretreefer]

sorry, 3 instances when i've seen something like this. These all happened in my 3 gallon pico at work at all different times.

1: had 1 single cleaner shrimp that was always carrying eggs.
2: nothing in a 3 gallon but hermits so could be hermit larvae.
3: when i only had a starfish and a pair of harlequin shrimp.

 

[FaviaFreak]

I had the same thing happen to me with no shrimp ever in my system

 

[Macio]

hmm im gona let them stay in small tank any idea what they can eat and how grow them if not 100% sure what is it

 

[TyreeUM]

mysid shrimp grow in a healthy reef tank, check your system out at night after the lights are off for a good hour and I bet they will be all over the glass. They are an awesome natural food source for your fish and corals as well. I am almost positive that is what they are...

 

[Macio]

ok thank you for help i'll keep an eye on them :bigsmile:

 

[Eddie Baby]

If they are mysids, then they will find their own food, including each other.

 

[Macio]

If they are mysids, then they will find their own food, including each other.

thank you good to now that

 

[Macio]

i've just check them, after lights are turn off they are all over the glass so they must be mysid shrimps so thats good but i was hoping thats something else...

 

[nixer]

that doesnt mean they are mysids.
do they have any color yet? catch a bunch in a brine shrimp net.
i have some which are in fact fire shrimp.

 

[caudill187]

I vote Mysids or Hermit larvae. Isn't it cool that things hatch in our tanks and we don't know what they are?

 

[Aquaph8]

That's really cool. Have you noticed anything eating them?

 

[Macio]

they all already gone :( those other one in other tank are all dead :( and i'm not 100 % sure what it was