Baby damsels, outta no where

[K.Bodno]

I was looking in my tank and literally thought, wow that fish got really small compared to the others. And i know in clownfish/damsels the male and female are small and big, so i was like, wow i wonder if they are breeding. and literally two seconds later, i look over and see little things swimming under one of my rocks. I saw signs of breeding a while ago, and now they just appeared outta no where

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1774012

Im not really interested in raising them, i just thought it was crazy they appeared out of no where. and im surprised they are still alive

Sorry for the poor quality, i took it on my phone, but heres a video

 

[Chad Vossen]

cant see very well what that is, but the swimming motion is the same as adult mysid shrimp. fairly common in home reef aquariums.

it is impossible for baby damsel fry to survive more than a few hours in a reef, as filteration and other fish/corals typically remove them. they'll starve for sure quickly if they do manage to make it to safety. even experienced marine breeders struggle with damsels.

 

[K.Bodno]

That could be a possibility, but they do look like fish.... ill see how it plays out

 

[K.Bodno]

They look like they have tails of mysid, but look more like fish than mysid shrimp. odds are they are probably mysid, though. thanks for your help and input

 

[clowns101]

My damsel fry dont have a tail like a Mysid shrimp!

 

[K.Bodno]

its really hard to tell since they are so small, and swim so fast in such a dark area