Frank Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hello! I'm new here and haven't yet figured out how this forum runs. If this is the wrong place, I hope for your forbearance. I cared for fish as a teenager, then my work took me around the country and the world. Now, some forty-five years later, I'm retired and have fish again (is that a record?). Would someone please identify this for me? The main body is about 1/4" tall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emika_B Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 The clear/white-ish bit looks like shrimp molt. If that’s what it is, then it’s nothing to worry about - your shrimp is growing and shed its old shell. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hmm... not sure exactly what it is. Maybe a dragonfly nymph? Looks like the shell from a molting neocaridina shrimp. I’d grab it out and flush it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, Emika_B said: If it's molt, I'll keep it in there. If it's some kind of critter, I don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 It looks like a shimp molt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Fish Folk said: Hmm... not sure exactly what it is. Maybe a dragonfly nymph? Looks like the shell from a molting neocaridina shrimp. I’d grab it out and flush it... If it's a shrimp molt, and I agree that's what it looks like, it's best to leave it in the tank instead of flushing it. The shrimp will eat it to help restore their mineral level. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Matt Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 @JettsPapa is right, looks like a shrimp molt and they will eat it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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