Baby Peppermint shrimps?

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  1. Shackman23

    Shackman23 Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I was investigating my sump, b/c ive never looked at it late at night, and i noticed 2 things, one i have a ton of copepods, and 2 i have these things that look like mini peppermint shrimp, awhile back my shrimp did have babies but i know my coral had a feast and so did my fish but i thought well looks like there all gone, well i think i can say they arent. does anyone have experience with this or even a picture of what they would look like as babies, i cant get a picture right now but i can try tomorrow night, my camera's dead:angry:
     
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    That's shrimp larvae.

    Look up mysis shrimp and see if that's what you have.

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    I know a few people that had babies with their peps..They could have escaped through the overflow into the sump and got trapped there..IF they did, congrats! haha
     
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    Yeah I remembr seeing them all there were hundreds but I figured my corals got them but I think there in my sump, they have a redish tint and the tail like in the picture
     
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    Thanks! I'm hoping a few will make it down there, there's a few aptasias down there for them to munch on