do i have baby shrimps?

nikonD70s · 05-08-2008, 02:56 AM

well my light for my 5g tank has died for about 2 weeks so the tank has been running with no light and filter for 2 weeks so 2day i bought a light and when i turned it on. i saw mirco size things moving in my tank and theres nothing but crystal red shrimps inside. can it be baby shrimps? i cannot see anything but a tiny black dots moving around, its too small for me to take pictures. how do u even telll a crystal red shrimp is pregnant? i know its easy to till from other shrimps since their see thru but mine is all white cannot see thru them. so are these baby new born shrimps or bateria's moving? how are new born suppose to look like? thanks in advance guys.

**mpodolan** · 05-08-2008, 03:00 AM

Babies look like tiny versions of adults

**mpodolan** · 05-08-2008, 03:05 AM

You can still see the eggs when CRS are berried if you look closely.

When you say "bateria", did you mean bacteria? If so, you will never see bacteria with the naked eye.

Maybe take a look here to see if you can ID what you are seeing
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...nize-them.html

nikonD70s · 05-08-2008, 03:10 AM

yeah if the baby shrimps suppose to look like mini version of the adults then there not shrimp babies, thanks for the list of buggs mpodolan. i think i got the
Copepods, Cyclops atleast its wat it looks like.

05-08-2008, 02:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
nikonD70s Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: california Posts: 157	do i have baby shrimps? well my light for my 5g tank has died for about 2 weeks so the tank has been running with no light and filter for 2 weeks so 2day i bought a light and when i turned it on. i saw mirco size things moving in my tank and theres nothing but crystal red shrimps inside. can it be baby shrimps? i cannot see anything but a tiny black dots moving around, its too small for me to take pictures. how do u even telll a crystal red shrimp is pregnant? i know its easy to till from other shrimps since their see thru but mine is all white cannot see thru them. so are these baby new born shrimps or bateria's moving? how are new born suppose to look like? thanks in advance guys.

05-08-2008, 03:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
mpodolan A work in progress (View User Tanks) PTrader: (58) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,321	Babies look like tiny versions of adults __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

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mpodolan A work in progress (View User Tanks) PTrader: (58) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,321	You can still see the eggs when CRS are berried if you look closely. When you say "bateria", did you mean bacteria? If so, you will never see bacteria with the naked eye. Maybe take a look here to see if you can ID what you are seeing http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...nize-them.html __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

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05-08-2008, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
nikonD70s Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: california Posts: 157	yeah if the baby shrimps suppose to look like mini version of the adults then there not shrimp babies, thanks for the list of buggs mpodolan. i think i got the Copepods, Cyclops atleast its wat it looks like.

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