[raklyiz]

hey i have a 2.5 gal with 2 nerite snails and red cherry shrimp. and i have like 20+ little things swimming around.... at first i thought they are baby cherry shrimp because i saw a few of my shrimp pregnant...

but they dont look anything like these babies
http://www.planetinverts.com/red_cherry_shrimp_hatching.html

idk how to explain what they look, and i cant really take a picture of them with a camera. but they look like VERY VERY VERY tiny grains of rice?

 

[raklyiz]

their swimming patterns look like the way how shrimp swim but they look nothing like shrimp! lol

best i could do with pictures

 

[dj2005]

Possibly seed shrimp. Hard to tell from the photos.

 

[SearunSimpson]

Maybe daphnia? The pics are a little suspect, so it's hard to tell.

 

[OverThinker]

Could be

Maybe some sort of copod? Basically in well-established tank little guys like these colonize but are no threat. Just means you need to either feed less or clean more.

 

[sewingalot]

Reminds me of the Seed Shrimp (Ostracoda) I have in my tank. They are a little comical to watch swim in the water.

 

[Vladdy]

I used to have little thingies like that in my tank. They all just died off for some reason, but my shrimp and pesky snails are all perfectly fine and prolific.