Help pepermint shrimp is releasing larvae into my water!!!

[AD91158]

Last tonight whil I was ecploring my reef with my flash light I noticed an unusual amount of copepods flowing about the water column. A closer look revealed that these were no copepods but rather larvae of my perpermint shrimp who obviously has been getting around the reef if you guys know what im saying. I had no idea this would happen and now im worried about my corals and other reef inhabitants having negative side effects. I have no interest in harvesting a million baby pepermint shrimp. I know for a fact that like lobsters these shrimp begin their life cycle in the water column and eventually settle to a life on the bottom after a few months. Will all of the larvae die and cause havock on my beautiful reef? And to think I just got a new elegance eating like a pig!!!!! Anyone with any kind of knowledge or experience please help THANKS!

 

[specsirl]

You will be fine. My shrimp has babies every few weeks. I just leave them in the tank and have never had any problems.

 

[AD91158]

thanks for the peace of mind

 

[greenbean36191]

They'll just become food for your corals and fish. It's a good thing.