after para guard now new animal in tank...

[flathead1319]

sorry everyone for 2 in a row. now there is somthing new in my tank. it looks like a shrimp, but a fresh water shrimp.... its curved looking... tryed to get a pic but know dice.


also there are red things growing int he tank, they are hollow looking and have spots...

and somekind of green leafy looking stuff...


sorry im not haveing a good day with the fish tank.

thanks so much.

 

[BLADEYAMAHA]

Need pics.

 

[lbiminiblue]

Need pics.

well lol yea but you don't need pics to get a general idea...as for the weird red things, either a macroalgae or sponges. The shrimp may be a sargasso shrimp. What color is it? The green leafy stuff is probably also macroalgae.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

without pics... it's a real guessing game.. but I will play with a couple out of the dark guesses

red things growing int he tank, they are hollow looking and have spots.

red bubble algae

somthing new in my tank. it looks like a shrimp, but a fresh water shrimp

Amphipod

green leafy... too many ... HALIMEDA ???

Need pics

 

[flathead1319]

Amphipods

does that sound liek somthing? i seen a pic and that is what it looks like.

Copepods?

here are some pics i found. sorry this is all i could find.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

 

[flathead1319]

the red bubble things that is it. should i scrub them off?

HALIMEDA and yes that looks just like it? should i scrub it off?

great guess...

 

[flathead1319]

the amipod looks the closest for the shrimp looking thing. it looks like food i would feed to my freshwater tank.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

You are very welcome ! I guess I am a good guesser lol

siphon out the bubble algae ... they will come off pretty easy

someone else will have to advise on the Halimeda

Saltwater Aquarium Plants for Marine Reef Aquariums: Halimeda Plant (Algae)

 

[flathead1319]

how do you siphon it out? sorry might be a dumb question.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

No dumb questions... we are all learning & all had the same questions at some point in time...

When you do a water change, just use a hose to start a siphon & suck on it... might could use a turkey baster in a small tank, on a bigger one, you can add a piece of pvc to the end of a hose if needed to get to it & cut the pvc at a 45 degree angle

hope this helps...

 

[flathead1319]

couel i just grab it and rip it off?

i go noodling so wouldn't be an issue to just grab it, unless it will be bad for me or the tank.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

You don't want it to spread, so siphoning works best, if they break & that is easy to do...
$6-10

Aqueon Siphon Vacuum Gravel Cleaner

 

[flathead1319]

gotcha... im glad i asked.

and im assume the shrimp thing is good to go right?

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Yes ! Pods are very good