Lights Out Discovery...

[mstrofdisaster]

I bought myself a red led flashlight when I was at Home Depot yesterday (restrained myself from buying more buckets and/or dremel tools) and decided to have a look in my tank last night after lights out with the new light.

What I saw amazed me....I saw at least 6 or 7 of what looked like tadpoles with big reflective eyes swimming around in some rock crevasses. Definitely looked like tiny fish but I just don't know what they are...there is no way I could photograph these as they super small.

Anyone have any ideas what these creatures might be?

My live stock is a pair of mated false percs, a 6 line, neon goby, and a cleaner shrimp...I'm stumped.

 

[Deanos]

They might be ampipods.

 

[mstrofdisaster]

Thanks Deanos.

I just did a google image search on amphipods and thats not it. These were definitely fish-like swimming creatures...hmmm.

 

[Tito]

maybe they are clowns. Do you know if your pair is spawning?

 

[tsinkoy]

Yeah, I was going to say, could they be clown fry? Juvies? clownettes?

 

[mstrofdisaster]

I thought about that...They do behave oddly at times, but I don't know what their spawning behavior is. I see the male following the female down to the bottom of the tank and he wiggles really fast over where she was, like fertilizing eggs. I need to do some more reading.


I've actually been looking for pictures of baby clownfish to try and find a match...

 

[mstrofdisaster]

After sifting through a lot of information here and online I think these may be clownfish fry...Now, what to do so they live...I think they are only 3-5 days old based on this site and this picture I saw online:

 

[Psycho graphic]

I think they are probably Mysis Shrimp.

 

[mstrofdisaster]

But they have tails and swim...I have never put any live shrimp in the tank, only frozen...are you suggesting re-animation?:biggrin: J/K.

 

[noodleman]

i agree its mysis shrimp, they hitch hike on live rock and corals :lobster:

 

[mstrofdisaster]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I will wait and see what happens...