Lots of baby Mantis Shrimp

[sbuchana]

I have a 220 gal tank that I have finally removed the last mantis shrimp out of (He kills everything!!. I let the tank go with just rock for the past 4 months (no other fish fish corals or anything else, just the rockand sand) Late last night I believe I discovered that I have hundreds of what I believe and baby mantis shrimps. They are 1/8" to 3/8" inch long and still have clear (translucent) shells. Is there any type of nature predator I can pur in the tank to eat these suckers?? Do I have to throw out the rock and sand and start over again???

Thanks

 

[Highlander]

Are you sure these aren't 'pods?

Can you post a photograph?

 

[traveller7]

sbuchana,
[welcome]

I would ask the same question Highlander put forward, sounds more like pods of some sort.

 

[lakerat37]

do they look like little commas? If so they are pods, and that is good!

 

[sbuchana]

I do not have a camera that focuses at this small macro level. Can anyone point me to a picture of pods. The one's I have captured are about 1/4" long. Hard to discribe, but they have lots of swimmers, appear to have tiny "arms" in the front but are too small to make out. Sinse I can not get a picture to post. Any sites folks recommend of good pictures??

Thanks

 

[sbuchana]

They do not look like a comma (copepod) that I know of.

 

[Uriel]

http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/crust/amphigal.html

Amphipod Gallery...


Amphipods are a good thing for your tank...


I love Amphipods!!!

-Ron

 

[deepbluesea99]

sounds like live mysis shrimp to me there all over some of my reefs.do they seem to herd a little chase eachother ?might be that there mysis.