What kind of zootonic shrimp is this?

[reefluvrr]

I have these zooplankton baby shrimp in my display tank. Wonder if anyone knows what they are?

Video of these shrimps swimming in my tank on youtube.

 

[WheatToast]

Adult mysid shrimp (Mysis shrimp are a type of mysid shrimp as they belong to the order Mysida). These are infrequent hitchhikers that consume algae, detritus, smaller pods and each other. They themselves are preyed upon by larger organisms. Nice find!

 

[reefluvrr]

Thank you! I did not look too carefully until you help clarified for me mysid rather than mysis.

Mysis are freshwater shrimps and that is why I thought they couldn't be in my display tank. Mysid are the saltwater form of them.

 

[WheatToast]

Mysis are freshwater shrimps and that is why I thought they couldn't be in my display tank. Mysid are the saltwater form of them.

From a quick Google search, it looks like some Mysis species do inhabit brackish and marine habitats, though they mostly inhabit cold, northern waters away from the tropics. Mysids (Mysida) aren't the saltwater form of Mysis but rather Mysis is a genus within the order Mysida.