Is this a Shrimp baby?

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  1. vegasfish

    vegasfish Feather Star

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    I was just cleaning out my filter pad and there were hundreds of these crawling all over it. I screamed like a little school girl and threw the filter outside. Then upon closer reveiw I think they might be cleaner shrimp babys. here are two pictures click on them to make them bigger and let me know.

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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Amphipod........
     
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  4. infamous

    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yep thats an Amphipod
     
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  5. vegasfish

    vegasfish Feather Star

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    are they good or bad to have?
     
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    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    They are good food for the fish. Never harmed anything in my tank
     
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  7. vegasfish

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    Good to know I had heard of people buying pods for the fuge. i guess when they jumped onto my hand it gave me a bad first impression of them. now that I know they are good next time I'll shake them off into the tank and let them die through the cycle of life.
     
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  9. mirandacollc

    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    I bought Tigger pods and also reg pods to get a cycle going I have had amphipods for a while but got the others started. Now I have a good ammount of the group so I can add the manderin that I wanted into the tank. I wanted to make sure my almost 2 year old tank is mature lol
     
  10. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    Am sorry but thats funny..... When i first got into Salt tanks i didnt scream but i was freaked out to..!!

    And there Pods like stated above....


    Good Luck....