Need a ID if possible.

[Blown 346]

I was looking at my tank with a flash light and a piece of my Liverock has a number of decent sized holes in it. As soon as the light from my flash light hit those holes I saw a bunch of little nat looking things. They remind me of nats, they are really small, about the size of this period.
They were all over inside this hole swimming, once the light hit them they scattered.
I am just curious to know if anyone has any ideas.

 

[Paintbug]

sounds like baby mysis shrimps. thats how mine started. see any glowing eyes?

 

[Sk8r]

Edible.

 

[Blown 346]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6963648#post6963648 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Paintbug
sounds like baby mysis shrimps. thats how mine started. see any glowing eyes?

Yeah come to think of it they kinda glow red, those boogers are fast.

 

[Witchdoctor_h]

Sounds like dinner to me......

 

[Blown 346]

The mandarin will be extra happy to get something other than pods once the Mysis grow up.

 

[Paintbug]

real fast! i still dont know how they got im my tank for sure. one night i was looking around in this little cave in my LR. i seen a swarm of what i first though was copepods. then they started getting bigger, and glowing. so i asked some questions here, and was pointed to pics of mysis shrimps. now they are all over the place .

 

[JusJim]

Are mysis shrimp eggs or cultures available....to seed your tank with?

 

[Paintbug]

yes but i cant remember where.