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Old 03-22-2013, 04:06 AM
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I found these little dudes swimming around when I paused my powerhead. I had a tiger pistol shrimp in here before it got eaten by my elegance coral. There's also another paler blueish banded pistol shrimp that went missing. Are these shrimps or pods? They look like small shrimps even though the video isn't very clear. They're tiny and I lack a macro lens! Thanks gurus!

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Old 03-22-2013, 04:24 AM
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Look like pods to me!
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Look like pods to me!


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Yep pods
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Does these pods feed on plankton? Will my fish go after them? I have a mystery wrasse. Yellow watchmen goby. False percula clown. Potters angel. Thanks!
How can i keep their population up?

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To me, they look more like larvae than pods
Could be shrimps ...
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mysis shrimps
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Old 03-22-2013, 04:52 AM
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They look like shrimp larvae to me as well. Pods generally stay closer to the rocks and don't typically swim in the open water column like that. If they did they'd be eaten quite quickly as I'm sure those larvae in your video will be.
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Does these pods feed on plankton? Will my fish go after them? I have a mystery wrasse. Yellow watchmen goby. False percula clown. Potters angel. Thanks!
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Those larvae, if they stay in the water column, are doomed
No harm ... your fish will appreciate them
And if any of them make it into your live rock and manage to grow, then you may see something down the road
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:03 AM
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you may see something down the road
I have a pair of fire shrimp, a pair of cleaner shrimp and 4 Pom Pom crabs that all breed on a monthly basis and for the past 4 years. I'm still waiting for that "something down the road". LOL. The larvae do make great coral and fish food tho.
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