This will keep you guessing!!!

Jeremy1988

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Hey guys...so in my 10 gallon quarantine I have this weird looking thing in my tank! I have a HOB filter on it...and sometimes on the little intake tube with slits at the bottom that goes into the filter itself is this weird creature on it! I have no idea what it is...its about half an inch long...its whitish/clear...it looks almost like some weird lifeform. It had legs and eyes on it...and it knows when I'm around! It looks like it almost crawls thru the water...not so much swims, but definitely is smart enough to hide for cover! I honestly only see it on SOME days, and it knows when I'm looking at it and runs. I swear to god I'm not making this up I have no idea what it is. I googled ghost shrimp and from what I can tell its not that...its just this weird looking thing...its like a mix between a shrimp and a fish...only because to me it seems so aware of my presence. Once it goes off the intake tube it hides behind a rock and I cant see it. There is NO way I could catch this thing. I honestly am stumped...I'm sort of afraid of it...but sort of not...I'm just not sure if its harmful or not. I'v noticed it for about 2 months now...but fear its been in there much longer...and wonder if theres more that I just dont know about...
 
Amphipod probably. Picture would help.

Yup.

How big is it? Amphipods are big enough to see with the naked eye, but still very small.

Did you seed the QT with anything? Media from a display perhaps? That's how I have amphipods/copepods in my QT... I think of it as free fish food :)
 
Sorry for such the late delay...had some military training in the field. Yeah I think that is what it is! I always thought they were more of a brown color for some reason...but yupp that makes sense! I'm honestly not sure why I never thought of that...I guess I just figured in that quarantine tank I wouldnt see any that big. It makes sense because I have LR in the quarantine and some sand...probably got in that away.
 
Sorry for such the late delay...had some military training in the field. Yeah I think that is what it is! I always thought they were more of a brown color for some reason...but yupp that makes sense! I'm honestly not sure why I never thought of that...I guess I just figured in that quarantine tank I wouldnt see any that big. It makes sense because I have LR in the quarantine and some sand...probably got in that away.



I've still got bits of the field and last time was '04. No worries from this end.
 
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